Here is a photo of the core. It is in pretty good shape and almost usable as is but the chrome was badly thinned out with the black underneath showing in several areas.
Here is a photo after masking with Fine Line tape around the edges of the proposed 're-chroming' area. I only did that because I wanted to preserve the '68 panel's unique 'dark aqua' like color where it will peek through the edges of the woodgrain. I know from experience that it won't look right 'chrome' there and black isn't right for this particular year. Even if I had not done that, I would still have to do at least black at those edges. The inside of the instrument openings is completely masked. Again, I did not want that black. '68 is the only year that used that weird blue-aqua-grey like color.
Also, notice the paint is Krylon 'Rust Tough'. I like the fan spray nozzle it has and it has, in my opinion, a superior gloss compared to most brands. GLOSSY black is critical to getting the chrome effect.
