Fiberglassing the dash pad

[BLE 'BURBAN]

Originally Posted by yellowGT

Are you done yet? how about now? come on we want to see the pics.

JEEEZZZZ!!!!! Youz peoples is so im patient!!! Well here's what I've done SO FAR.... I bought some "FLORIST GRADE STYROFOAM" and cut it in half. Then I glued the 2 halves together @ a 90* angle.
I then took some 40 grit sticky backed longboard sand paper and stuck it to an old decrepit dash pad I have left over from my old crew cab and proceeded to use it as a sanding block to shape the backside of the Styrofoam to conform to the dash pad. I then took a spongy sanding block to sand down the "RELIEF AREA'S" on the left backside of the console so it would butt up against the side of the Instrument cluster side wall on the dash.

[BLE 'BURBAN]

I still have to trim the top of the console to conform with the top of the cluster bulge on the dash as well as the right side of the console.

Also note that this particular dash pad is NOT the one I'm going to install as it's too far gone to use for anything but a one time use only shaping tool.

[BLE 'BURBAN]

And here is the monitor I'm installing in it...
2 video inputs,1 for a rear view camera and one for my DVD player and a computer monitor hook up as well for a future on board computer if I decide to go that route. I'll be installing a Kenwood DDX812 as shown here into my HOOKER brand overhead console I'm mounting in the suburban as well.
http://http://www.kenwoodusa.com/Car...igation/DDX812

[yellowGT]

Ok i see what you are doing now. Should turn out pretty nice. Keep us posted with pics.

[COMP]

Originally Posted by yellowGT

Ok i see what you are doing now. Should turn out pretty nice. Keep us posted with pics.

i agree ,,cool project

[yellowGT]

Originally Posted by leprcon

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

I was reading back over this post and you never mentioned glass. You resin the whole thing and sanded it but did you ever laid the fiberglass on it or im I just not getting it.

[Captkaos]

Little late but I couldn't find it earlier..
Here is some pics of Travis' before he had it covered:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=232873&page=7

[aggie91]

BLE

Post your picks wether is turns out good or bad, it could give others ideas/info on what works or does not work..

I will be doing this to my new ,85 project this winter...

[BLE 'BURBAN]

Originally Posted by Captkaos

Little late but I couldn't find it earlier..
Here is some pics of Travis' before he had it covered:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=232873&page=7

Kris, Thanks for the link I Knew I'd seen some pics here before similar to what I want to do but couldn't for the life of me remember where.
Again, Thanks
DAve

[yellowGT]

Originally Posted by Captkaos

Little late but I couldn't find it earlier..
Here is some pics of Travis' before he had it covered:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=232873&page=7

Im loving that air cleaner on that blazer

[Captkaos]

Originally Posted by BLE 'BURBAN

Kris, Thanks for the link I Knew I'd seen some pics here before similar to what I want to do but couldn't for the life of me remember where.
Again, Thanks
DAve

No problem.

[leprcon]

i resined the dash and put cabosil mixed in (its choprd fiberglass matt) if you build it up to much it will not fit because the dash fits tight. i did do a thin sheet of matt over some trouble areas. be careful on the foam because resin will melt certain kinds either way if their are any questions please feel free


i have some experience

[BLE 'BURBAN]

I'm gonna wrap the green foam in aluminum foil before I lay any resin over it. Will see how it goes .

[yellowGT]

Originally Posted by leprcon

i resined the dash and put cabosil mixed in (its choprd fiberglass matt) if you build it up to much it will not fit because the dash fits tight. i did do a thin sheet of matt over some trouble areas. be careful on the foam because resin will melt certain kinds either way if their are any questions please feel free


i have some experience

I have seen videos and videos on how to fiberglass but not yet tried it myself mainly becuase i see how to do all that but how do you fasten it. Like the door panel I see the two screws at the bottom but nowhere else. The speaker box... well how is that one held in?

Im thinking about doing the dash pad and even my door panels but thats what holding me back really

[68GMC454]

from what ive researched you do need to lay tinfoil over the foam.. you can also do this procedure to make body kits.. which is why i was researchign it in the first place...