I shot the entire dash with PlastiCoat grey sandable primer. After smoothing out the rough spots I shot it with Krylon semi-flat black. I masked off the black and sprayed on the DupiColor Chrome. Tedious job masking everything, but not impossible. I had the dash at work and would spend a 1/2 hour here, a lunch hour there, and before I knew it, it was done. If you work non-stop it can be done within a week. The worst part was making the lower templates for the carbon fiber insert.