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Dash Repair vs Replacement

Lynn Kirkpatrick

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I have a '68 GT with a cracked dash (no surprise after 40+ years). I'm familiar with the caps that can be used to cover the cracks in the top, but I have more cracks on the face around the gauges.

On another forum there is a recent posting where someone has used the combination of 3M epoxy, Dupli-color truck bedliner, and SEM rubber bumper paint to repair cracks and re-paint the entire dash. I also found another posting of this combination someplace on the I'net.

Has anyone used this, or another method, and how well does it last? I have thought that just patching will still leave room for other cracks to pop up in the old, unrepaired areas. Is this a way to "renew" or reinforce the entire thing?

I have been planning to replace the dash, either with a complete cover, or a different year of dash, something that I like better than the pillow dash. But I have more time than money, so if I can repair it and it will last, I would consider repair.

Thanks
 
No answer but the same question. I have the choice of 2 dashes for the Vauxhall, one slightly cracked and the other more so. The dash restoration companies are very expensive and I am not sure whether they would even do an oddball. I was thinking of just recovering it - but am open (also) to ideas.
 
Eastwood has a dash repair kit. The same thing the repair guys use. The hard part for me is mixing the color.
 
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