The quest for a crack free dash...
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And the journey begins on a nice day with temps in the 60's with some black vinyl and contact cement....
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Last edited by royalschwarz; 03-11-2008 at 06:43 PM.
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What prep did you do to the dash before applying the vinyl? Did you fill cracks?
Also, is that a prefab piece of vinyl or did you cut it from scratch?
It looks good. Keep us updated and good luck..
Also, is that a prefab piece of vinyl or did you cut it from scratch?
It looks good. Keep us updated and good luck..
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All the cracks were cut out, then prepped and filled with filler, sanded down and then the entire dash was sanded with 80 grit sandpaper. The vinyl is just standard vinyl by the yard I ordered from a VW supply house a few years ago (used for upholstery, door panels, headliners, etc).
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My carck is itchy. Looks great! Would love a little more detail
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The vinyl stretches rather easy. You just have to make sure that you work out the wrinkles and so forth before the vinyl touches the dash as once it makes contact, it's stuck. A lot of stretching and pulling (but not too much) and it goes down easy and contours rather nice. I need to rework the DS vent opening as it is a little too wrinkled for my liking (just needs to be stretched more).
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i'm a little confused why that guy uses seams and he's a pro when the guy who started this thread is a DIYer and was able to do it without seams...