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09-20-2008, 04:35 PM
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In the Forgotten far North.
 
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Fiberglassing the dash pad
I'm looking for info on fiberglassing over the dash padand was wondering how well the fiberglass would bond to it? Will it stick without major prep work or is there some proceedures I've got to do to ensure it will?
Or should I just completely strip down an old dashpad and build it/shape it back up the way I want it to be? I'm adding a 15" widescreen monitor to the dash center andam building a mold for the pod I want to incorporate into the dash and have it look totally seamless.
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09-21-2008, 06:40 AM
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It Is What It Is,,,,
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
Good post. I'm looking to do the same thing to mine. I think their are a few members here that has glassed their dash pads.
I'm thinking that sanding down any and all cracks to smooth the surface, clean,clean,clean surface. Use a sheet of fleece and then glass? Or maybe use a glue for the fleece to bond to dash pad?
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09-21-2008, 09:19 AM
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great southern land
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
hmm so im not the only one wondering the same thing..
im thinking of carefully removing all the cracked plastic covering then smoothing out with fiber filler then getting it wrapped in good quality stretchy vinyl...
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09-21-2008, 10:14 AM
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
My fiberglassing skills aren't that good, so I bought a 1-piece fiberglass pad from USBody for like $300. I figure my time is worth at least $50 an hour, and it would take me way more than 6 hours to make a something presentable out of the original cracked dash pad. Plus I would have spent quite a bit on materials.
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09-21-2008, 12:04 PM
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Robert Olson Transport
 
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
i believe there were threads about this before and if i remember correctly you have to remove anything loose that is on there and clean the dash pad with a good degreaser and all... if there is shine to the pad at all id lightly sand it with a hi grit sand paper then start glassing... id also make sure i got all the bubbles out of the fiberglass go real easy and be patient... ive done fiberglassing on my boat and it can be a real PITA
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09-21-2008, 08:21 PM
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
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09-22-2008, 10:02 PM
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
454ho
I'am also very interested in this for my truck.
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09-22-2008, 10:15 PM
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
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09-22-2008, 11:18 PM
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
heres some pics of my dash
  the trick is clean, clean,clean i sand with 120 fix all cracks and resin the whole dash sand smooth filler primer a couple times sanding between and paint |
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09-22-2008, 11:45 PM
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In the Forgotten far North.
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
How long did it take to do that?
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09-23-2008, 12:09 AM
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
to paint? 3 hours. paint time maybe 1 hour with clean up. now i did start out with a pretty decent dash
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09-23-2008, 06:43 AM
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great southern land
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
very nice, dont you get alot of glare from the gloss paint?
i would be going satin finish...
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09-23-2008, 09:26 AM
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
windsheild is tinted
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09-23-2008, 09:31 AM
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great southern land
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
oh ok.. its ilegal to have tinted windshield over here...
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09-23-2008, 03:43 PM
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
well its illegal everywhere, but only if you get caught. its pretty light but does the trick
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09-23-2008, 11:23 PM
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
I prefer a classic style...
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09-23-2008, 11:37 PM
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
L-dub my home town wassup
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09-25-2008, 10:51 AM
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
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09-25-2008, 12:24 PM
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
clean off the loose stuff and glass over it
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09-25-2008, 03:59 PM
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My truck is an alcoholic
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
hhhmmm... An opportunity here. I wonder how much demand there would be for something like this in glass.
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09-25-2008, 07:11 PM
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It Is What It Is,,,,
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
Im going to try and do mine.
But Im wondering on if I should use a layer fleece or fiber glass matt?
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09-25-2008, 10:28 PM
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In the Forgotten far North.
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
I'm going to use fleece for mine so I can incorporate the curves I want more easily than I could with 'glass matting. I'm going to start on it this weekend and take pics of it along the way to post my progress on here ONLY IF it comes out looking the way I hope it will.
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09-25-2008, 11:16 PM
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tryin to get laid
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
For sure post some pics...
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09-26-2008, 12:26 AM
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
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09-26-2008, 12:49 AM
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Re: Fiberglassing the dash pad
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