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dhillgard
Joined: 15 Apr 2013 Posts: 13 Location: Edmonton Alberta
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 3:15 am Post subject: Another Dash Repair |
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Decided I would try to fix my cracked dash in a similar way to what other people on this board have described. This dash was the worst of my cars' so I decided to try it first. It was a full day of work,and is not a perfect looking dash now, but is a monumental improvement from what I started with.
The filler I used is called Norton Speedgrip Structural Adhesives Plastic Repair Skim Plus, and was described as being a sandable and flexible material. However once the two parts of this epoxy were mixed they set up incredibly fast, only allowing about 1 minute for it to still be worked into the cracks, meaning I had to fill them about half a crack at a time.
The paint was SEM Color Coat Cordovan Brown and was a very close match to the original color. And after sanding the repairs they were very smooth, so without a coat of spray on truck bed liner to retexture it, the repairs would have been incredibly obvious.
Before, with the one crack widened and a test spot of the filler.
The finished product:
All in all not a bad job, but the way the foam heaved around the cracks is still noticeable, so maybe with a different filler that doesn't set up so quickly it would have been nicer to cut the cracks wider and feather edge around them further. Here's hoping it lasts! _________________ 1978 924 w/ 79 engine - White (Daily driver)
1979 924 - Red (Stripped for parts)
1980 931 - Petrol Blue (Looks green to me!) |
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snakoil
Joined: 09 Feb 2010 Posts: 362 Location: Montreal, Canada
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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that doesn't look too bad
A trick I learned to avoid these bumps where the cracks used to be: you need to cut the crack in a V shape.
It makes it look way worst at first as the small crack lines end up being big V gaps but once you fill then it allows you to sand it down to align it very good. _________________ 1979 924 NA |
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mikeycrum14
Joined: 19 Jan 2017 Posts: 110 Location: Juneau, Wisconsin
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Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2017 2:57 am Post subject: Dash Repair |
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are there any defroster vents or does it just turn down into the dash? _________________ 1981 924 - Alpine White, First car! LSD. - SOLD
1989 Foxbody - Oxford White Turd
1992 Miata - Freaking Red
1987 300zx Turbo - Also White
1991 Miata - White field find
1987 924S - Alpine White, Offroader Build, possible future TDI swap |
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