Replacement dash pad?

verycoldfiat · Post by **verycoldfiat** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 1:43 am

all you need is some is some 3M super77 spray adhesive and a heat gun. as long asyou take your time and do it in one sitting it looks like new and costs about 50 bucks, i've done it on 2 - X/19 dashes for my father in law.

mdrburchette · Post by **mdrburchette** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 6:01 am

Has anyone tried this technique? I've got an extra cracked dash I thought I'd try this on. Looks like it'll work:

http://gtam.silvahalo.com/dashrepair/

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:02 am

hey, that looks pretty good. I've got a few dashes lying around that would be worth experimenting with

verycoldfiat · Post by **verycoldfiat** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 5:13 pm

it actually works better on the older dashes.if you want it to look real goo you have to peel the old vinyl of the foam underlay and fill any cracks. then just spray it wait a few minutes for it to get relly sticky, then just work it around with the heat gun. the trick is make sure you have a big enough piece of material as it shrinks a bit and as you work it and if your not careul you end up with a corner exposed. the only difference with this and the fancy $600 pllus replacement is they do it with a vacum. but the same principal applies.

manoa matt · Post by **manoa matt** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:24 pm

That does look good. Where do you get the medium urethane adhesive( two part epoxy) ? autoparts or hardware store? common name?

mdrburchette · Post by **mdrburchette** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:54 pm

Here's a link to the product:
http://www.evercoat.com/productDetail.aspx?pID=179

Good thing you asked about it. I already went and bought the Great Stuff. You know, the can foam stuff you use for insulation in cracks?

Since the website doesn't tell you how to get it, I called my automotive paint supplier and was told he could order it for $23 a tube. I'll let you know how it works.