HOWTO - Low Budget Dashpad Repair w/pics
 

I noticed a small crack in my Dashpad this morning, gave it a light tap with my finger and it just caved in to make a nice size hole.
My wife has lots of art supplies, even some peel off sticky tape with holes in it that looked close to the same pattern at the speaker grill holes in the dashpad. She colored it to match and stuck it on.

Of course it is far from the original new look but better then the ugly hole I made with my finger this morning.

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I personally like that idea.

If the mesh was lined up with the holes better you wouldn't be able to tell in that second pic that anything happened.

clever fix. Props for being resourceful.

I missed seeing this last night but just now added it to the sticky. ;)

very clever idea, wished I thought of that instead of covering my entire dash in red fabric. My hole is the size of a golf ball and in other areas, looks like the previous owner's wife got drunk and carved her name (looked like amy?) just above the glove box.

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wish I had covered it in camo to match the seats, but thats all I could afford

my dash pretty much turned to dust in that area.

Sub'd. Will be doing this soon. Thanks for posting.

1985 F-250 Dash repair
 

I just finished my dash. Repaired the cracks with foam, stapled fleece on and then a few fiberglass layers. Followed a couple SprayWayCustoms youtube videos. It was a long process but really fun and rewarding.
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Looks really nice. Good work!

Could you provide some links to the videos mentioned?

Ray, Thanks! It was a fun project. I took my time, learning as I went. I am not in a big rush with my truck. There are a million other things I'm doing at the same time. Never had used fiberglass or rondo before. Turned out pretty good. It's a bit wavy, but so is my truck body. So it matches. ;)

Here is the main video that I followed: I love this guy. One of my favorite youtubers.

Here is a list of the steps that he takes in the video. I took notes for myself as I was watching.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing

I didn't follow his steps exactly. For example, I don't have a DA sander/polisher and I couldn't justify buying one for this project (as much as I wanted to). Also I primed, painted and clear coated it with home depot spray cans, etc..

I have more pictures from my project in between the before and after if you want to see. If you do the job I am happy to help in any way I can! Happy New Year! ~Andrew

Im the new owner of a 85 f150 step side and planning to try my luck at dash repair. Just wondering, what about vinyl wrap as a finish surface? if anyone has tried and failed please let me know. I like problem solving and creating so ill get back to everyone after success or failure. Foam crack filler is where I plan to start.