View Full Version : Dash material Peeling (Advice Needed)
ShortCircuit
05-02-2007, 08:30 PM
One minor problem is that the material on the dash above my steering wheel is peeling up, and i have heard that alot of other peoples have to.
I will be fixing it this weekend, but what is the best method to use, and the best product to use to make it closest to it never happeneing.
Thanks very much.
Redog
05-02-2007, 09:21 PM
Cheapest fix:
Go to Walmart and in the art section, buy that glue in the gold bottle. ($0.88) and then pull up the vinal, just a little bit and put the glue up there, and flaten the vinal on top.
Use a decal slide (like a really thick credit card, but a credit card will not work, too thin and flimsy) and work your way down towards the windshiled. Put more under the vinal as you work your way down. Just do a little section at a time. When you're done, weight the area down with heavy items. Phone books work really well, since they will form to the dash unlike a hardback book.
It won't come out perfect, you'll still have the waves, but it's better than doing nothing. Mine was really bad, so I did this, I can't afford the $300 to $800 I was quoted to get it fixed
cavaliers60
05-02-2007, 09:26 PM
Would you need to remove the dash to do this or can we do it with it still in the car?
Redog
05-02-2007, 09:39 PM
My way, in the car, but if you remove the dash, you can really get into it and do a better job
cavaliers60
05-02-2007, 09:41 PM
from what I recall, it's a pain in the butt to get the dash out, so I'll probably do it your way. haha
Redog
05-02-2007, 09:45 PM
One shop told me they will take the windshiled out to fix it :cool:
cavaliers60
05-02-2007, 09:46 PM
haha nice I think I might actually have a shop that will do it for cheap..
Redog
05-02-2007, 09:48 PM
That's the shop that quoted me $300.
They do good work there too, I had a windshield replaced there. I liked the shop so much I had a spoiler and fog lamps put on my Cougar :cool:
pimpalero2003
05-02-2007, 09:53 PM
go to a salvage yardand get another one
Redog
05-02-2007, 10:20 PM
^^ You could do that, but you're going to run into the same problem
cavaliers60
05-02-2007, 10:23 PM
yeah, it'd be cheaper just to do it Redog's way... Thanks man! I'll be taking care of this sometime in the next couple weeks.
pimpalero2003
05-02-2007, 11:18 PM
i was goin 2 say cavs im going 2 liberty 2 get a dash 4 my fiberglass if u want it just give me urs then u dont have 2 take the paint off
misslindseysue
05-03-2007, 12:48 AM
This past weekend I talked to a trim shop that said $100 and they do them all the time. I can't decide if it would help sell the car or if I should just give whoever I sell it to the name of the place.
RoetherB
05-03-2007, 10:14 AM
You can go see my "Secret Weapon" thread and check out what I did about this problem... I actually stripped the entire dash, re-padded it, applied new vinyl, etc... I'm still not done though and I've been working on it for weeks. I've spent about 20 hours on it so far and I'm about halfway done.
Good luck.
-Brad
You guys are gonna think I am crazy but I would get a thin tacky glue like Redog had mentioned and syringe with needle and inject a small amount into the vinyl and use the decal slide to push it around. You should use a small gauge needle to prevent any sign of tampering.
We used to do a similar method when I made vinyl signs with a local sign company.
Needles are great kids. Tell your friends haha
Mr_Reed
05-03-2007, 10:33 AM
LMFAO!
Yeah thats a pretty damn good Idea man
cavaliers60
05-07-2007, 09:38 PM
You guys are gonna think I am crazy but I would get a thin tacky glue like Redog had mentioned and syringe with needle and inject a small amount into the vinyl and use the decal slide to push it around. You should use a small gauge needle to prevent any sign of tampering.
We used to do a similar method when I made vinyl signs with a local sign company.
Needles are great kids. Tell your friends haha
haha sounds like a good idea. lol there are plenty of druggies around here, maybe I can bum one off of them.. a clean one of course. haha j/k I wouldn't dare talk to one of those people...
raychael2003
05-07-2007, 10:23 PM
I have kind of the same problem above my glove compartment. I bought the car like that. The dealership wouldn't fix it for me but I took some non corrosive glue that I got from home depot and shoved it down in there. It worked really well. Although I got a quote from the dealership for a shop they know, it was still $85...
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