I've been wanting to do a nice paint job on my diesel vanagon's metal
dash for years, but couldn't find anywhere near the right brown color.
I had to take some DEET spray to get rid of some wasps under the dash
while driving, and that discolored my glove box. And then there's the
black heater cover/distributor that I've been wanting to match for
years.

On a tip from my VW shop, I took the entire dash into a local paint
shop just before lunch, I left it for them to scan to concoct a match
with, and by 4:00 I picked up a big aerosol spray can of exactly the
right color. It's great having everything look so identical and
original. The paint company, which I thought was a chain, is local.
But you might want to google "dupont spraybase automotive touch-up
paint" as the can says.

Nice.

Jim