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Ok here is a few pics of the dashpad restoration I did. Sorry I didn't post them sooner, I just bought a house that I'm restoring and things have been crazy. Anyways, I used Hilti spray foam to fill the holes and cracks and pressed it in using cardboard templates and weights. I then used bondo to fill the imperfections and sanded the whole thing down. I used Duplicolor spray on truck bed liner to mimic a factory texture. It has a pleasant rubbery feel to it. My Bullnose and my neighbors Fiero pic is a bonus lol.
The photos are there, now. Nice job and thanks for sharing. Has the reworked dash been through a Summer, yet? I was just wondering if it handled the thermal expansion of direct sunlight?
I got to say that does look really good.
I may have to steal how you did it with a little change......see below.
Originally Posted by headtube
That's quite good. I imagine that the rubberised texture would 'give' a little in the heat. Hopefully it goes the distance. Let us know.
Instead of using body filler as I don't think it will expand/contract as much as the rest of the pad and crack.
I would first use the expanding foam to fill in holes and get a general shape. Then think I would use brush on seam sealer to coat that, only because I have it. Get it a smooth as you can and do the bed liner over it.
I don't see any issues with painting over the liner as I think you can but as they say "read the label".
I had considered bedliner but after checking this out, https://plastidip.com/our-products/plasti-dip/
come spring, I'm going to give these products a try on the dash pad as well as the interior door panels. They will finish off with a smooth surface vs. a textured one but, clean-up will be easier and I'm not going for a restored look, just flexible and durable with easy maintenance. I think it will fill some of the more minor blemishes with a few coats also. I've used Plasti Dip on the leading edge of a couple different hoods (instead of a nose mask or bra) after repairing rust from stone chips with long-term success.
I had considered bedliner but after checking this out, https://plastidip.com/our-products/plasti-dip/
come spring, I'm going to give these products a try on the dash pad as well as the interior door panels. They will finish off with a smooth surface vs. a textured one but, clean-up will be easier and I'm not going for a restored look, just flexible and durable with easy maintenance. I think it will fill some of the more minor blemishes with a few coats also. I've used Plasti Dip on the leading edge of a couple different hoods (instead of a nose mask or bra) after repairing rust from stone chips with long-term success.
I will use SEM, I have use SEM on another project, to paint over the bed liner to color match the inside.
Then will paint over that with semi gloss clear for 2 reasons.
1 it will give it UV protection as per where I bought the SEM product.
2 will not reflect glare off the pad back onto the glass.
So between the texture and semi gloss I should not get too much glare back on to the glass.
And the SEM should make it easy to wipe clean when needed as it is on the other project.
The plasti-dip from what you posted would be smooth and guessing shinny? I don't think that would be too good for killing glare?
I will use SEM, I have use SEM on another project, to paint over the bed liner to color match the inside.
Then will paint over that with semi gloss clear for 2 reasons.
1 it will give it UV protection as per where I bought the SEM product.
2 will not reflect glare off the pad back onto the glass.
So between the texture and semi gloss I should not get too much glare back on to the glass.
And the SEM should make it easy to wipe clean when needed as it is on the other project.
The plasti-dip from what you posted would be smooth and guessing shinny? I don't think that would be too good for killing glare?
Just something to think about.
Dave ----
The Plasti Dip is a semi-matte finish....therefore, not shiny. I did in fact figure that into the equation with the windshield reflection/refraction factor given the sun as well as on-coming vehicle illumination. Never use Armour-All on the dash or your floor mats....slip sliding away....slip sliding awayayaya...you know the nearer your destination.....the more you're slip sliding away...
The Plasti Dip is a semi-matte finish....therefore, not shiny. I did in fact figure that into the equation with the windshield reflection/refraction factor given the sun as well as on-coming vehicle illumination. Never use Armour-All on the dash or your floor mats....slip sliding away....slip sliding awayayaya...you know the nearer your destination.....the more you're slip sliding away...
When Amour-All first came out I used it on my motorcycle seat. Bad move, literally! Paul was right - the nearer I came to that stop sign at the corner the more I was slip sliding away.
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