Re: Dash Restoration questions

["Thomas R. Elliott Jr." <T_R_E_Jr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

---He could also try eBay in Australia where RHD is normal. Eastwood does
have some good products FWIW.

---Thank you,
-T.R.E.Jr.
-`73 Scout II (StoneThrower)
-`51 Farmall H (Heinz)
-`49 IH fridge (presently unnamed and in need of a compressor)
-`49 Plymouth Special Deluxe 4-door Sedan (Papapalooza)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Allan W." <allanw@domain.elided>
To: <ihc-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 1:21 PM
Subject: Dash Restoration questions


> Dave,
>   The Brownells Acraglass might work well, but try a small amount first.
If
> it is fiberglass based, some foams are dissolved by the solvents present
> in fiberglass resins.  Try a small spot to determine if is going to eat
the
> existing foam in the dash pad.  I found out the hard way on a different
> fiberglass project.  What a mess that was.
>
> Since the RHD dashpad is different, I can certainly understand how finding
> one in decent shape would be next to impossible.
>
> Another source might be Eastwood Automotive.
> http://www.eastwoodcompany.com/
> They have some dash repair kits and many colors of vinyl paint to
> match your exisitng interior.  They show using the Urethane foam
> in a can to fill the big cracks up, then using some vinyl patch and
> texture paper to match the existing texture.  Their kit has a modified
> soldering iron to cure it.  This like might work, not sure:
>
http://www.eastwoodcompany.com/aspfiles/itemdy00.asp?UID=2003060814025863&T1
=
> 40014Z&Dep_Key1=
> You would probably want to follow that with a coat of vinyl paint on the
> whole unit.  I've never mixed those vinyl patch colors to match the
> original.  Easier to just paint the whole pad a uniform color afterward
> than try to make them match.
>
> I think there are sources in Hemmings Motor News that will really
> restore the pad to like new condition, but these are going to be
> expensive.
>
> Allan W.