ok i did a search and didnt find anything
im sanding all my interior and now im starting my dash i took off the fabric and got to the plastic part. my ? is what did everyone use to scratch up the plastic to lay the fiberglass on,,,,, and around how many layers did everyone use
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That must be something new. So you ripped the vinyl off your 300 dollar dash pad to put fiberglass on it? First thing is, I really dont know what your going to end up with but fiberglass and plastic wont bond together, i dont care what you sand it with. Lots of luck with that.
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^^^^ what lots of ppl do it
drill holes and glass both sides
why both sides will the resin drip down the holes
It's so the top fiberglass has something to grab on to.
-Seth
joe malechowski wrote:?
That must be something new. So you ripped the vinyl off your 300 dollar dash pad to put fiberglass on it? First thing is, I really dont know what your going to end up with but fiberglass and plastic wont bond together, i dont care what you sand it with. Lots of luck with that.
taking off the vynal and then drilling holes in the plastic, it will work. once you drill the holes in the dash, it gives the resin something to seep down into
can i just take off the vinyl, and sand down the plastic underneath, and paint, and it will look like the cluster bezel?
how do you take off the vinyl do u have to heat it up or...
it wont fit right. that vynal on there has foam to it and it fills in gaps around everything. if you take it off and just put it back on, your going to see gaps and holes every where
k, im talkin about the cavalier. people said its different between the sunfire, and cav.
^^^ thats what im working with. when you take off the vinyl there are still gaps even in the cavaliers..... btw i used a razor and my hand to take it off. just cut and pull
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That must be something new. So you ripped the vinyl off your 300 dollar dash pad to put fiberglass on it? First thing is, I really dont know what your going to end up with but fiberglass and plastic wont bond together, i dont care what you sand it with. Lots of luck with that.
Auto body tech and Mechanic
Arrow frame and collision
Tiltonsville Ohio
Who would pay 300$ for a dash pad? Especially when you can go to pick&pull yards and get one just as new. There have been about 242384734532451124392194 people fiberglass their dash. I dont know how you find it to be such a new and terrible idea, specifically when I've seen some pretty average people come out with some extremely professional looking pieces of work. I think you need to not express your "knowledge" on fiberglass anymore.
Woooo bubbies.
i dunno, he said it cant be done.....
meck, stop showing off
it's people like you that never make me satisfied with my car
how many lyers did you us meckster? you did use bodyfiller to right
When it was all said and done, i think it was 3 good layers. When I had it where i wanted it, i used some bodyfiller to smooth it all out.
cool^^^ thanks guys keep you up dated
Meckster wrote:i dunno, he said it cant be done.....
i like your dash i'm in the process of fiberglassing my dash as well did the same thing as the buddy who posted ripped the foam stuff off and put a layer on so far will it stick to my dash piece??? u seem to know what your doing so fill me in please!! thanx alot
^^^^ did you scratch up or put holes in the plastic
certsfire wrote:Meckster wrote:joe malechowski wrote:?
That must be something new. So you ripped the vinyl off your 300 dollar dash pad to put fiberglass on it? First thing is, I really dont know what your going to end up with but fiberglass and plastic wont bond together, i dont care what you sand it with. Lots of luck with that.
your a tard
agreed...and whats this? he works at a body shop...oh please tell us the name of it so we can surly stay away. cause your obviously under qualified.
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why post if you dont know what you're talking about
RIP Saint ........ JBO
geez that guy doesnt know much...like his other post "i dont care what u do u cant paint plastic pieces and have it stick" i was like so that chemical plastic prep doesnt do anything?! when we use it everyday at the body shop i work at
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Ok guys I get it. Let me defend my self for a min. First of all this is the first I have heard of glassing the dash. Really. There are no people in my area that have done that or any interior mods that were done right , also I am new on here because Im doing a 3400 swap in my 01 cav. All of these interior mods are new to me, Im more of a muscle car, v-8 guy. I have just now gotten into modifying cavs, So dont hit on me so hard. I realize now that I said some things that are un true, because of either my lack of experience of doing, or not being up to date on special processes that interior mods require.
We are a collision repair shop, not a customizing shop, All that is required from insurance companies is that we return the vehicle to pre accident condition and yes I use plastic prep regularly, on exterior plastic parts.
Again sorry for the criticising post, It wont happen again.
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