How to: 30 min dash repair

[INSIDIOUS '86]

Here's a quick 30 min project. I got a free dash from my local upholstery guy Corbin's custom upholstery and it was in relatively good shape except a few cracks and some pretty ugly fading and color. I went to my local NAPA that stocks quite a few SEM colorbond paints and I found one that looked close to in color to some trim I got out of a 74 Cheyenne. I prob could have got a closer match but I prob would have had to order a couple and it was close enough, that and it matches my headliner.

Basically I wiped the dash down with isopropyl alcohol and mixed a 50¢ sized glob of bondo and fingered it into the cracks alright here's the secret to the succes. I took a flat blade screwdriver and while it was halfway dry and crumbly I used a screwdriver to scrape off excess and a rag to kinda get the small stuff to kinda "dust" off I recleaned where I worked and then painted it with the SEM "camel" paint. I gotta say I'm quite happy for my $15 invested.

Here's some pictures of the process and results.