j just used heavy duty contact cement you can find at hardware store. I used a smaller paint brush like from a hobby kit. Easy to apply. Takes a few minutes to setup then stretch and fold over.

 

I think 'weldwood' is generally considered to be good for upholstery work. Except, perhaps, in California, where they don't have it or have a watered down low VOC version or something.

 

Looking a lot better.



Used a variety of clips to hold it together. Works very well.


The glue holds well. Rather than a heat gun, put the box in the sun for an hour. It helped to allow me to stretch it over.




Before

 

Excellent!

 

Did you get the restoration kit?

 

Interesting note, the "rock" simple I received as noted in my above picture doesn't really match. But, when I removed the door panel to fix my window, the overlap that hasn't seen the light of day is very close(much lighter). I always think things fade, not darken, in time, but this is the opposite?

 

Purchased a used pod and dash to recover(or have recovered). Just confirmed the grey-green sample with Classic 9 and Rod(owner) said, "The Grey-green color has been very difficult to source in vinyl. We have several good matches in leather (the 928 and 911 grey-greens seem to be a little different). I'll do another search, but it is not a commonly reproduced color."

Hoping he can find it from somewhere. The cost of Just Dashes is $750 more than Classic 9, if I have them do the work. He suggested leather, but not wanting to upcharge to leather and it won't look right compared to the rest of the pieces. I know a new dash & pod will be different in color to the rest of my car, but switching to leather too will really look off.

 

@chakka - I ended up getting a quart of grey-green from colorplus.com. I sent them in a sample and they matched it 99.7%. It turned out really, really, well. Very happy. Looks factory.

 

We do have a parts car with green - grey interior

 

Mark- Would be interested in seeing what the pod/dash condition are? Mine aren't horrible, but they'd look much better recovered.

 

So you had them recover your pod/dash and then you applied the grey-green you had made up from colorplus? I like that as an option! What color(assume some type of white)did you recover with with before you applied the grey-green dye? I saw their website and application seems pretty straightforward.
Any pic's?

 

both have lots of cracks

 

Thanks for the info, sounds like I'll pass.

 

The original PO had recovered in Porsche gray leather. So that was the base that i was starting from. I don't think it matters too much on the base color since I experimented with porsche black leather material and it worked no problem. I tried both a sponge brush and an inexpensive air sprayer and preferred the air sprayer. I felt it gave a cleaner, professional look. The product requires multiple light, thin coats. Take your time. Plan for atleast 48 hours of application/drying time. Make sure you are in the correct temperature range for application. You should be good to go. I will see if I can dig up some before and after pictures.

Also, i just received (after 12 weeks) new grey-green leather seat covers from worlduph.com. They look like they are going to be a good match. more to come there...

 

I've done a lot of interior work. I would suggest that you get a few yards of 4 way stretch vinyl with a texture that's a decent match. Then....go to your local automotive paint supply and get a match of 2k paint (that's the type that requires mixing the urethan paint, hardener, and reducer....it's bonds better than a rattle can paint, and is much more wear and scratch resistant). You'll want flattening agent added, and although urethane is inherently flexible, adding flex agent is going to give you a better long term result. Water born is better.

To wrap the part, brush on regular contact cement....cover the part and the back of the vinyl. Let it set up for a couple minutes before applying the vinyl to the part....this is important. The solvents have to evaporate....if you put it on too soon it seems like the solvents dissolve something out of the vinyl and whatever it is acts like a lubricant and doesn't hold well. Stay away from spray adhesives....they have a lot more solvents and almost always separate from the part. Where you have sharp corners, apply the vinyl and when you trim it up, apply a tiny bit of super glue at the "hidden" edge.

Harbor freight makes a touch up guy with a small spray nozzle diameter.....the spray is quite a bit finer than a normal finish spray gun. And, they're about $25ish i think. I've used one of those guns with a small compressor and one of their $3 inline filters and had great results. One thing to note...if you don't use very light coats, you'll get a more glossy result. It seems to me that maybe that somehow the "shiny" part of the paint mix is able to rise to the surface if the paint is laid down in a heavy coat.

You'll probably have to buy a quart of urethane, so you'll have plenty to freshen up a lot of interior parts that might need it. Also...there are online sources for vinyl/leather "paint" (they call it dye)....but getting it mixed locally will allow you to tweak it to an exact match...a lot of the colors change quite a bit over time so even an exact match to factory might not perfectly match your interior