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Old 03-16-2004, 11:21 AM
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Anyone tried this? I saw a website that had a whole procedure on completly refinishing a dash in this stuff but I can't find it now. My dash has little cracks at the vents starting to head for the glass. This happened while I was deployed to Southwest Asia and the car sat for better part of a year. So what I want to do is stop the cracks from getting any bigger. Open to any suggestions.
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I was going to use SikaFlex on my dash. It's the black non-petroleum based rubbery stuff they use on windshields. It doesnt outgas, can pick up a design pattern (say leathergrain) and will never fully cure. It stays pliant, but retains it's shape. It takes armor-all well.

I'm a little askeered tho. I donna wanna f up my dash. I live with the cracks under the dash cover.
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Anyone with photos of thier repair?
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i used fiberglass resin, then when it dried i sanded it down flat and sprayed the dash with some stuff that they sell at autozone. The stuff is called trunk bed liner it covers really good with a good texture i plan on sanding it down again with a really soft sandpaper. i'll post some pics
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I am just looking or something to stop my current tiny cracks from getting to be big cracks. Cracks in the dash leave me with the sense that alls not right in the world...

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Tryed it looked like crap really need to re-cover with a good vinyl.
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i had my 911 dash repaired by a pro years ago, and it still looks like it was never cracked
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Originally posted by DGaunt
i had my 911 dash repaired by a pro years ago, and it still looks like it was never cracked
Where? What kind of shop?
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Im thinking about caulking the cracks then sanding it clean..Would that work?



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