Recovered Dashboard Top (lots of photos)

[JMinPDX]

It was time to remedy the sorry looking dash top on my 67 2000. A PO had long ago recovered it in brown and in the process glued and screwed the defroster vents to their respective openings. The vents had to be replaced as well.

This is what I had to stare at every time I drove it: (note the brown glove box handle 🙄)

 

Removing it was not to difficult.

 

But the vinyl backing and glue were baked onto the dash and had to be sanded off. 

 

Then I had to fix old repairs. I found a hole in the poly foam the size of my thumb that had been filled with a paper towel and black caulk. I filled it  and other large cracks with Gorilla glue that expands when it drys and is easily carved and sanded.

 

 

Finally I used plastic filler and sanded it smooth.

 

I didn’t trust my self to do the actual recovering so I took it to an auto upholstery shop. Pricey, but it was the right move.

 

Had the grab handle end pieces 3D printed. The end results. Much easier to live with:

 

[zinz]

Wow… that looks incredible 

 

Helluva nice job. 
 

Ed Z