restoring faded dash

[JoeJohnson]

hmmm... anybody in here dye their dash before? theres a little part of the dash thats near the windshield that has a tiny gash and I wouldn't mind filling it in and then dying the whole thing. I mean the gash is super small but it'd give me a chance to fix it.

[Simon S]

I use Meguiar's Natural Shine Protectant with good results on interior stuff.

Have also heard good things about olive oil..
Guess I'd try one of those first - but if the color's fuct, then i suppose I'd pull the whole thing and dye it with VHT charcoal - but that's a lot of work..

[JoeJohnson]

Interesting, have any of you tried olive oil? Or anything else?

[AbsorbantNut]

Olive oil works wonders I've heard. Seriously.

[JoeJohnson]

So i just picked up a dash for my 90 coupe and its a bit faded in certain areas where the previous owner had left velcro tape. What can I do to restore it? I was thinking along the lines of respraying the dash with some interior paint but I don't want to mess it up and would like to have it come out as close to OEM looking as possible.