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Epoxy Resin Dash Refurbishment

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Jerry said:
PKMH,
I found your epoxy in Home Depot. How many boxes did you use for your dash? Did you tape around the edges and holes to let the epoxy puddle better or is that what you meant when it reacted with the glue? I could not tell if you tried and declared it a failure or if it worked but required some sanding out?


Jerry
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Jerry, Believe it or not, I still have a good half supply left. The taping should be along the sides and the side that is not to receive any epoxy resin, otherwise you may have a bit of a time removing any excess that spills over and underneath. Also, keep surfaces flat as possible to prevent pooling of the resin. To control "bubbles" while curing, fine spray acetone over during curing. There are videos you can watch on this, too. When I used tape over my already buffed out surface of the glove box door (purposes of treating the side with brown paint and coating), the tape left a wavy effect on the finish, forcing me to buff it out again. So don't tape any finished surfaces when using the resin. You will be sorry you did. Knowing what I know now and having heard this from others, I would leave the taping of the side slightly above to minimize the "easing" or roundedness of the resin after it sets. Makes the buffing process go a bit easier, but don't want to have too much build up of resin either. Again, when the resin is poured on the surface, it goes on thick, so you will want to reduce that easing (and thickness as far as I'm concerned) as much as possible. Not the end of the world if you should not tape above the finished sides surfaces (see my first posted pictures). But I would definitely tape ALL sides (and openings) and back side before pouring.

My overall results are very satisfactory to me. Required a lot of sanding and buffing. And maybe a little more buffing which I will go back at some point and do with a dremel, buffing disk and fine compound and wax. But it was no failure, to answer your question.

Paul
 
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