[DeTomaso] Late Model Dash

Jeff Detrich jjdetrich at gmail.com
Wed Oct 23 21:28:29 EDT 2019


If I remember right you drill a very small hole at each end to stop the
crack similar to what you'd do for a metal crack. Then repair with some
sort of filler. Unfortunately they never really look good. too many
variables, color, sheen, pattern, etc. There is supposedly a place in
California that can recastthe dash.

Jeff
6559

On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 9:00 AM richard at richardgreenblum.com <
richard at richardgreenblum.com> wrote:

> Thanks Scott, I’m headed to the website now.  I should have done it a
> while back...
>
>
> > On Oct 23, 2019, at 08:32, Scott Mead Photography <
> scott at scottmeadphotography.com> wrote:
> >
> >   I used Eastwood's plastic repair kit
> >   ([1]https://www.eastwood.com/plastex-rigid-plastic-repair-kits.html)
> on
> >   my dash years ago. It filled and stopped the crack in its tracks. The
> >   repair was noticeable (you can't really mimic the original finish) if
> >   you looked hard enough. Now that it's covered in leather, you'd never
> >   know the repair was done.
> >
> >   Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >     On Oct 23, 2019, at 7:42 AM, "richard at richardgreenblum.com"
> >     <richard at richardgreenblum.com> wrote:
> >
> >   All,
> >   My '74 has a crack that's growing from the windshield toward the center
> >   defroster vent.  Ultimately, I plan on having the dash upholstered
> >   exactly like the one in the black '79 that was just sold (I believe
> >   Mike Drew provided the link).  In the meantime, I'd like to stop the
> >   crack-creep without causing irreparable harm, like using a glue that
> >   eats it away instead of solving the problem.  I'm not as concerned
> >   about the appearance for now as I am saving the dash.
> >   Thanks,
> >   Richard
> >   Austin, TX
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> >   1. https://www.eastwood.com/plastex-rigid-plastic-repair-kits.html
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   If I remember right you drill a very small hole at each end to stop the
   crack similar to what you'd do for a metal crack. Then repair with some
   sort of filler. Unfortunately they never really look good. too many
   variables, color, sheen, pattern, etc. There is supposedly a place in
   California that can recastthe dash.A

   Jeff

   6559

   On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 9:00 AM [1]richard at richardgreenblum.com
   <[2]richard at richardgreenblum.com> wrote:

     Thanks Scott, Iam headed to the website now.A  I should have done it
     a while back...
     > On Oct 23, 2019, at 08:32, Scott Mead Photography
     <[3]scott at scottmeadphotography.com> wrote:
     >
     >A  A I used Eastwood's plastic repair kit
     >A
     A ([1][4]https://www.eastwood.com/plastex-rigid-plastic-repair-kits.
     html) on
     >A  A my dash years ago. It filled and stopped the crack in its
     tracks. The
     >A  A repair was noticeable (you can't really mimic the original
     finish) if
     >A  A you looked hard enough. Now that it's covered in leather,
     you'd never
     >A  A know the repair was done.
     >
     >A  A Sent from my iPhone
     >
     >A  A  A On Oct 23, 2019, at 7:42 AM,
     "[5]richard at richardgreenblum.com"
     >A  A  A <[6]richard at richardgreenblum.com> wrote:
     >
     >A  A All,
     >A  A My '74 has a crack that's growing from the windshield toward
     the center
     >A  A defroster vent.A  Ultimately, I plan on having the dash
     upholstered
     >A  A exactly like the one in the black '79 that was just sold (I
     believe
     >A  A Mike Drew provided the link).A  In the meantime, I'd like to
     stop the
     >A  A crack-creep without causing irreparable harm, like using a
     glue that
     >A  A eats it away instead of solving the problem.A  I'm not as
     concerned
     >A  A about the appearance for now as I am saving the dash.
     >A  A Thanks,
     >A  A Richard
     >A  A Austin, TX
     >A  A _______________________________________________
     >A  A Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA
     >A  A Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes
     >A  A DeTomaso mailing list
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     unsubscribe, etc.)
     >A  A use the links above.
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     forward any
     >A  A message posted here to all past, current, or future members of
     the
     >A  A list. They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an
     archive
     >A  A or approve the archiving of list messages.
     >
     > References
     >
     >A  A 1.
     [9]https://www.eastwood.com/plastex-rigid-plastic-repair-kits.html
     > _______________________________________________
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References

   1. mailto:richard at richardgreenblum.com
   2. mailto:richard at richardgreenblum.com
   3. mailto:scott at scottmeadphotography.com
   4. https://www.eastwood.com/plastex-rigid-plastic-repair-kits.html
   5. mailto:richard at richardgreenblum.com
   6. mailto:richard at richardgreenblum.com
   7. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   8. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
   9. https://www.eastwood.com/plastex-rigid-plastic-repair-kits.html
  10. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
  11. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
  12. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
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