Liquid Leather Quick 20 Dashboard Repair Kit

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Don't tighten the first screw on the left plastic too tightly as that will cause the right most edge to lift up slightly. The other issue with these kits is that they are intended for small hole and crack repairs; they never seem to come with enough product to do a sizable job. Even with the primer being applied, the undercoating will still absorb some of this top coat, so put enough paint on to cover the dash fully with a uniform color. The most common sign of a failed repair will be separation of the filler from the dash surface, usually brought on by high temperatures.

There are so many vinyl repair kits out there that all seem to offer the same thing: a vinyl-based fill compound that goes on too thin and doesn't provide a long lasting repair. To begin, shake the can for about a minute and then practice your spray pattern on a piece of cardboard. I have an original in excellent condition, but it is from a Non-A/C car and well I'm old now and have become a .It may be worthwhile to use a sharp blade to cut along the edges of the tape to ensure that there is good separation between it and the dash. Confirm this by using your hand to feel it there are any changes in the height of the filler compared to the surrounding dash surface. The only way to fix it then will be to go back through several layers of paint, texture coating and filler to get at the problem; this will require refinishing the entire dash again to blend the newly applied materials with the finished surface.

If you choose not to test your dash repair at this stage, you risk possible problems with your repair showing through when you are finished. Pay particular attention to thinning out and feathering the edges of where the filler begins on each side of the repair.If you use too much hardener, the mixture will be a darker blue and you will have about a minute to work with it before setting and quickly hardening. Tiny dots of super glue, patted and dispersed with a paper towel, catalyzed with baking soda, and then sanded can also impart texture as demonstrated here. A dash repair made with this type of filler will expand and contact with changes in temperature, unlike Bondo, which will most likely crack and ruin your repair. I was willing to spend the money for those materials because I couldn't stand looking at all those gouges and cracks anymore and it was worth the effort to try the repair myself.

It is more expensive than many other aerosol spray paints/under-coatings, but you’re paying for the high quality of their products. DO NOT use thick coats of filler or expect to completely fill a weld in one pass; too much product laid down at once will require major sanding to knock down high spots, which are inevitable when using this dash filler.

This initial cleaning will now be followed with the Filler Prep solution, which will help the filler material to bond with the dash surface. Once the high spots are flattened, switch to 150 grit sandpaper and focus on smoothing the filler almost even and flush with the dash surface. A beautiful car, however, the previous owner had mounted a mobile phone holder to the dash and when he removed it, left a series of very nasty holes in the leather trim. At the end of the video, we demonstrate how to use Polyvance’s Flextex VT to re-texture the dash after it has been repaired. Fortunately, this DIY uses only materials with elastomeric properties; the welding sticks, filler, texture coating and paints all have the ability to expand and contract with hot and cold temperatures.