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Subject: [T3] Dash Repair > I have a couple of almost perfect dash pads. Each has at least one small > crack that has not yet started to pull apart. Any suggestions for how to > keep them from spreading? > > Also I have a dash with a larger crack that I want to fill and fix. I'm > thinking of a procedure something like this: Cut a clean, unraised area out > of the chasm so that what remains is flat. Fill the crack with expanding > foam then to match the contour of the dash. Now what I want to do is with > putty or something take an impression of the grain of the dash. Then I want > to put some sort of material over my repair that I can press this > impression into. Allow to dry, vinyl paint, and the dash should look as > good as new. > > After all is said and done now, what sort of product should I use to protect > my dash? > There are kits available to do vinyl repairs. They even include a system to copy the existing grain of the vinyl of your dash/whatever. Check your local FLAPS, or a shop that does a lot of detailing. Russ Wolfe russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org