Ok, so I have my old dash pad off, in a zillion pieces, cracked all over
the place. I see from both the metal onder it and frm th epieced togethr
old pad, tht it was glued down around the outer edge about an 1 1/2
inchesd wide from one end to the other. And around the vent openings.
Contact cement of some sort was used but sparingly. Also under the dash
behind the front metal facia, it was glued down. I seem to remember
that there was a short discussion on gluing the pad down. I am going
to put the new pad on like the old one was on.
The questions I have is one of technique and procedure. I head that
one put contact cement on the two parts and let it set up. Then put down
wax paper on the bottom, then some short sections of dowels (size,
length) and then maybe some more wax paper over the dowels to keep the
upper pad from gluing itself to the dowels. Then place the dash pad
into close proximity to the final location and get it aligned to some
tape marks I have made. While my helper is pushing the pad forward into
alignment, I will pull the dowels from the center most locations and
when in alignment, press the pieces together. I will do that working
from the center to the outer ends. When that is finished, I will put
contact cement on the tuck under pieces that go up and over the top of
the dash and then when that glue is ready tuck all those pieces into
place. I will probably do those working from the center outward also.
If any of that sounds goofy, just consider who is making the plan, lol.
I would dearly love to hear from any and all who have actually done this
little chore and what pitfalls I am about to encounter. If you have done
this before and are not to ashamed of your work, please, please tell me
how you did it? What contact cement did you use? A detailed step by
step procedure? Heck is there one on the TU web site? I'll look... I
want to do this tomorrow or the next day.. I still have some minor
trimming to do.
Many thanks, in advance!!!
larry
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