Chums944

This is my second attempt at recovering my dash. The first one turned out fine except the defroster holes. This time I put a piece of aluminum trim in the recess to hold the vinyl down. It's not the best but is a lot better than the cracked dash.

Keithr726

Looks great, I may have to do this myself pretty soon.

alordofchaos

So, what was your procedure?
Looks good from the pics, but it's hard to see detail.

xsboost90

that does look alot better!

tifosiman

Where are you located in Dayton? I live in the Bellbrook area.

EMBPilot

what product did you use for the recover?

Chums944

I had intended to take pictures as I was going but right after I stripped the dash my wife wrecked my van. The project then went into hurry up mode so that I had another vehicle I could drive.

First I stripped the old vinyl and put bondo in the cracks and sanded down smooth. I used a marine grade vinyl that had a little bit of stretch to it. I attached the vinyl with 3M high strength 90 adhesive. Putting the vinyl on was not hard but it was time consuming. What I added this time is the aluminum. I used 1/8" aluminum and cut it into the shape of the indent in the dash. I then cut the defroster holes just a little smaller than the ones in the dash. Between the holes in the aluminum I JB Welded some bolts to the back side then drilled holes in the dash for them to go through. After the vinyl was in place where I wanted it I put the aluminum on and bolted it down. From the back side of the dash I cut the vinyl at the defroster holes. I only cut one side and folded the vinyl back to cover the edge of the dash. For me it was easier to work with the aluminum in 3 pieces. If you were really careful it could be made with 1.


Tifosiman - I am located outside Tipp.



Doug

Acetylene

I think you did a great job!

EMBPilot

you did an amazing job!

alordofchaos

Thanks for the procedure! I missed your reply earlier.