A tip thats worked for me in the past....kind of mist the paint over it again from a distance after its painted (almost like getting overspray on it) and it will kill a lot of that gloss look.

I am leaving mine black since my dash is black...it matches great, but I am sure yours looked like *** before you painted it (black with a tan dash).

 

This might be a longshot, but they used to sell these "leather repair kits" that came with a sort of colored epoxy and then several "texture" swatches that you would place on the tacky surface to give it a matching look.

It never looked right on leather, mind you, but there is a chance that it would match the F150 interior.

To tell you the truth, I dont know of any method of dulling the finish without killing the material... Maybe Edge sells replacement pods for a couple of bucks? It'd be a shame to try something and wind up ruining the pod itself, you know?

 

Is the pod permanantly mounted or can it be removed? I know, me and my paranoia of theives... I swear I dont live in the ghetto!! LoL

 

It can be mounted with double sided tape or it can just set up there....also the unit can be removed from the pod. So if you mount the pod you can still take the programmer out of it and leave just the empty pod on the dash.

 

Thanks Ram... The more I read on Edge, the more I lean toward getting it over an XCal2... Now I just gotta get outta school and get my therapy lisence to afford all these mods!!

 

I don't know what side of SA you live in but someone tried to steal my truck off of Bandera last Tues.

 

Yup.

I did exactly that. .

 

NE side in an older populated quiet neightborhood. Its not at home that I am worried about. I work in the medical center, had my truck broken into several times right in front of our clinic!! Punks...

 

ThumperMX113,

Perhaps you can dull the finish some by using a clear matte finish spray lacquer. Art and photo supply houses should carry it. It is made by Krylon and several other makers. Photogs and artists use it to dull or diffuse a glossy surface. Maybe a coat or 2 of that will achieve the desired effect.

 

Cool, thanks Thumper - gonna go grab some myself and give it a go

 

Thumper.... When i used to do models, I used to buy a can of dull coat. I think you can still get it at walmart or an art store. Made for plastic... not sure if that will work for you... its basically a dull clear coat.

 

What he said.........but do a test peice first........just to make sure the paints are compatible.

 

I'll try that whenever I get daring enough to sand down the texture of the pod. I'll probally end up ordering another pod from Edge, just so Im not up chit's creek without a pod.

 

May be worth checking with someone who has done some alternative mounting (like ashtray). They may be willing to part with it. Come to think about it, if you screw it up, it will still work, right?, may just look like chit. If that happens, then you can get a new one. Just a thought.

 

Yeah, ashtray mount would be sweet!!! I have no use for the ashtray or SIX FRIGGIN CUP HOLDERS?!?!?!? lol I will see if I can play with that idea more for the edge or something else to go there... Its is just dead space...