Dealbreaker74
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Here's some before and after shots of my dash pad. Its from my '79 sii. I took it to the guy who did my seats. He hit me for $75. A little less that the $600 I was quoted from just dashes.
No pics of the prep unfortunately. But all I did was chip away the loose plastic. Also the areas that were cracked, as those edges curled up. Then I used spray foam from home depot to fill in the low spots. Using a bondo spreader helped trowel it all in place. When it dried, I hit it with some 80 grit on the sander. Once it was flat, there were still some low spots that the foam missed. I used some spot filler and re-sanded. Then the upholstery shop sprayed on thick glue and covered it in black naugahyde.
If you look close, you can tell its not factory original. But its a thousand times better than it was.
I'll do the one from the '74 truck next!
No pics of the prep unfortunately. But all I did was chip away the loose plastic. Also the areas that were cracked, as those edges curled up. Then I used spray foam from home depot to fill in the low spots. Using a bondo spreader helped trowel it all in place. When it dried, I hit it with some 80 grit on the sander. Once it was flat, there were still some low spots that the foam missed. I used some spot filler and re-sanded. Then the upholstery shop sprayed on thick glue and covered it in black naugahyde.
If you look close, you can tell its not factory original. But its a thousand times better than it was.
I'll do the one from the '74 truck next!
