Anyone recovered an FD dash in vinyl?
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Anyone recovered an FD dash in vinyl?
Just wondering if anyone had recovered the FD dash in vinyl, i was considering this feat to do a color change to my interior, but i was wondering if anyone had any words of advice before i give it the go ahead.
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I've done some dashes, not an FD, and the only bad thing about this is that in given time the material will not adhere too well and it will start lifting up, specially in hot weather. You can purchase from a paint shop "vinyl dye" and spray your dash with the color of your choice. The last time I sprayed one the stuff sold for about $60 a quart. However, the problem with that is that the dye is not very durable as it scratches or fades easily specially with any type of cleaner like glass cleaner, armorall, etc. However, the one method that seems to work is fiberglassing. I will post some pictures as I did one for a friend of mine and he was very pleased with the outcome
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And the final steps as graphics and other colors were added on and the final outcome. So just wanted to show you another option that you may consider. Very time consuming as it took about 2 months to complete, but in the end it is worth it in my opinion. Too bad that it was a damn Honda
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Wow, that Honda looks like a Circus. Lol, quality work but funky colors. Has anyone tried Ultrasuede? What adhesive should i use if i go with suede?
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Yeah, pretty much that's all you have to do. I had to drill some small holes around the whole dash (first pic) and glue strips of fabric, like an old t-shirt, on the bottom of the dash . The dash has to be mounted back into the car and I put about 3 coats before I removed it. Once it formed then I went to town with sanding and fixing all the low spots with putty filler. Its a lot easier to sand than using regular bondo, specially around the areas where the air vents go (second pic). I also did 1 coat on the bottom of the dash to make the whole piece strong. This would be called the "sandwich method" because if you don't do it this way the foam will completely separate from the dash. You have to make sure that the foam is completely glued to the dash and the only thing that would work would be a hot glue gun. This is the only stuff that I have used that will hold when laying fiberglass resin. I've tried all types of glue and this is the only thing that seems to withstand all the heat once the resin cures. I mixed half fiberglass resin with half bondo using both hardeners and the stuff dries pretty well. Once all the body work is done, I put 2 more coats and did the final sanding.
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And the final steps as graphics and other colors were added on and the final outcome. So just wanted to show you another option that you may consider. Very time consuming as it took about 2 months to complete, but in the end it is worth it in my opinion. Too bad that it was a damn Honda
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Well, it just a matter of opinion. This particular vehicle competes in all the big car shows here in California, including Dub, Low Rider, Lay Low, LG, etc and it always places in the top three. Granted I don't expect everyone to like it. Every competition season always someone comes out with a crazy interior, paint, body mods, etc. The purpose was to show the fiberglassing work
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Zapco: I know that resin and bondo can melt/react with foam, does this not occur with the foam used in the dash or did you spray the exposed dash with something before?
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Well, the foam on this particular dash was not as thick. I just made sure that before I put the first coat of resin the foam was glued to the actual plastic part of the dash so it wouldn't lift once it cured.
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