David_Doan
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Dash Recovering - DONE!
UPDATE: Done!
Glued the vinyl on the dash this evening.
I put 2 coats of Weldwood contact cement on the dash and on the vinyl with about 15 min drying time in between - it was about 100 degrees in the garage. Using a piece of plywood and some clamps, I stretched the vinyl very slightly lengthwise and just dropped the dash on it. Then I released the clamps and started pulling it around the sides.
At first just pulling it straight up to get it close, then wrapped around the edges and started trimming the excess. I did not end up doing any relief cuts. The vinyl (seat vinyl from AH Spares) was very stretchy. I ended up with only one little crease on the outside at each left-right tip.
The vinyl wrapped to the inside of the dash was not sticking well, I did not put glue on the inside of the dash. I used upholstery clips in some key areas and let it dry for a couple hours. Then re-applied the glue in those areas and let it set up for about 15 minutes. Then it stuck down and stayed.
I'm going to leave cutting out the holes for another day. The whole process was not as hard as I had expected. I think I was lucky that I got good stretchy vinyl.
Here's pics of the progress so far:
UPDATE: Done!
Glued the vinyl on the dash this evening.
I put 2 coats of Weldwood contact cement on the dash and on the vinyl with about 15 min drying time in between - it was about 100 degrees in the garage. Using a piece of plywood and some clamps, I stretched the vinyl very slightly lengthwise and just dropped the dash on it. Then I released the clamps and started pulling it around the sides.
At first just pulling it straight up to get it close, then wrapped around the edges and started trimming the excess. I did not end up doing any relief cuts. The vinyl (seat vinyl from AH Spares) was very stretchy. I ended up with only one little crease on the outside at each left-right tip.
The vinyl wrapped to the inside of the dash was not sticking well, I did not put glue on the inside of the dash. I used upholstery clips in some key areas and let it dry for a couple hours. Then re-applied the glue in those areas and let it set up for about 15 minutes. Then it stuck down and stayed.
I'm going to leave cutting out the holes for another day. The whole process was not as hard as I had expected. I think I was lucky that I got good stretchy vinyl.
Here's pics of the progress so far:
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