[DeTomaso] Filling Cracks in Split Dash

James coyne tecnosound at hotmail.com
Wed Mar 19 01:05:39 EDT 2014


You might try calling the company called "Just Dashes" and see if they offer viable solutions for Pantera owners.
 
From: julian_kift at hotmail.com
To: mbefthomas at comcast.net; detomaso at poca.com
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 21:40:21 -0700
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Filling Cracks in Split Dash

I had a Corvette with a cracked dash and repaired it with one of the specialist kits. My experience was it took some learning to reproduce anything like the original wrinkle pattern and even when I became proficient it was still visible as a fix. More importantly it didn't hold up here in NV as the sun got to the dash the two plastics had different thermal expansion and it cracked along the filled edge.
 
I would recommend you go for recovering, get it done with leather (or leatherette) with French seams and it will look awesome.
 
Julian
 
> From: mbefthomas at comcast.net
> To: detomaso at poca.com
> Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:49:05 -0700
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Filling Cracks in Split Dash
> 
> What is the collective experience with a substance that can be used to fill
> the front to back cracks in my Pantera dash, then sand or otherwise abrade
> it smooth prior to recovering?  The upholstery guy I'm using has some ideas,
> but we thought it would be a good idea to tap this vast pool of knowledge
> before he starts "trying something".  He will be covering with a black
> vinyl, no padding.  I told him the dash, even as it is, is pretty much
> unobtainium, so want to get right the first time if we can.
> 
> Thanks in advance for your help and suggestions.
> Mike Thomas
> VP, POCA
> VP, Panteras Northwest
> Yellow '74 #6328
> 
> 
> 
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   You might try calling the company called "Just Dashes" and see if they
   offer viable solutions for Pantera owners.

   From: julian_kift at hotmail.com
   To: mbefthomas at comcast.net; detomaso at poca.com
   Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 21:40:21 -0700
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Filling Cracks in Split Dash
I had a Corvette with a cracked dash and repaired it with one of the specialist
kits. My experience was it took some learning to reproduce anything like the ori
ginal wrinkle pattern and even when I became proficient it was still visible as
a fix. More importantly it didn't hold up here in NV as the sun got to the dash
the two plastics had different thermal expansion and it cracked along the filled
 edge.

I would recommend you go for recovering, get it done with leather (or leatherett
e) with French seams and it will look awesome.

Julian

> From: mbefthomas at comcast.net
> To: detomaso at poca.com
> Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:49:05 -0700
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Filling Cracks in Split Dash
>
> What is the collective experience with a substance that can be used to fill
> the front to back cracks in my Pantera dash, then sand or otherwise abrade
> it smooth prior to recovering?  The upholstery guy I'm using has some ideas,
> but we thought it would be a good idea to tap this vast pool of knowledge
> before he starts "trying something".  He will be covering with a black
> vinyl, no padding.  I told him the dash, even as it is, is pretty much
> unobtainium, so want to get right the first time if we can.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help and suggestions.
> Mike Thomas
> VP, POCA
> VP, Panteras Northwest
> Yellow '74 #6328
>
>
>
>
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