[DeTomaso] Filling Cracks in Split Dash

michael at michaelshortt.com michael at michaelshortt.com
Wed Mar 19 06:29:51 EDT 2014 

Why not a combination of all of these?
Fiberglass tape on the back to form a solid foundation and stiffen up the
structure.
Then fill the actual crack with JB Weld. After that dries, brush on a
little fiberglass resin and use a really thin sheet of cloth to recover the
whole thing to achieve a consisent surface.
Cut and trim the excess after it dries, then re cover.

Michael Shortt
On Mar 19, 2014 1:06 AM, "James coyne" <tecnosound at hotmail.com> wrote:

>    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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   Why not a combination of all of these?
   Fiberglass tape on the back to form a solid foundation and stiffen up
   the structure.
   Then fill the actual crack with JB Weld. After that dries, brush on a
   little fiberglass resin and use a really thin sheet of cloth to recover
   the whole thing to achieve a consisent surface.
   Cut and trim the excess after it dries, then re cover.

   Michael Shortt

   On Mar 19, 2014 1:06 AM, "James coyne" <[1]tecnosound at hotmail.com>
   wrote:

        You might try calling the company called "Just Dashes" and see if
     they
        offer viable solutions for Pantera owners.
        From: [2]julian_kift at hotmail.com
        To: [3]mbefthomas at comcast.net; [4]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: [5]mbefthomas at comcast.net
     > To: [6]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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