[DeTomaso] Filling Cracks in Split Dash

[Mike Thomas]

Yeah, they'll be happy to recover the whole thing for about $1500.  My
upholstery guy is doing it for $325 plus materials.
Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of James coyne
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 10:06 PM
To: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Filling Cracks in Split Dash

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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