'69 MGB dashboard - OEM wrinkle paint or powdercoat?

[SPT28]

As above really, the dash looks like it's never had any tlc, the keys have worn through the paint and there is also overspray from when the car was repainted by a PO so it's been removed ready for a refresh.

From the reading I've done so far a lot of people are recommending the powdercoating approach (especially in the US) but from the quotes I've had it's not cheap c£150. If I go down the OEM wrinkle paint route then I'll be doing it ...possibly more than once!

What have other folk done/recommend?

Oh and while I'm at it is there anything I should be looking at while the dash is out, asides the obvious scan for tinworm etc.

Thanks

[pikeyboy]

Powder coat looks plain wrong, wrinkle paint every time for me. Its not that difficult, I use a hair dryer or heat gun when its had a couple of coats to encourage it to wrinkle.

[SPT28]

Thanks, a lot of what I've read suggests laying down a couple of good base coats before applying heat to trigger the wrinkling, I need to rub it all off first and then might give it a go.

If all goes wrong then I can always start again.

Also just to clarify re the powder coating, I was thinking of using a wrinkle finish also but agree it's not quite the same.