[DeTomaso] Late Model Dash
richard at richardgreenblum.com
richard at richardgreenblum.com
Thu Oct 24 09:49:41 EDT 2019
I’ve seen that done with glass as well, don’t know if it works with plastic. I don’t think I have any choice at this point but to use filler. It will just have to look bad until I have the dash upholstered. I shouldn’t have waited so long to make a repair, but the crack hadn’t spread until last week and it looks like it doubled in one day. Probably weather swings between hot and cold did it.
Thanks Jeff.
Richard
Austin (USGP) TX
> On Oct 23, 2019, at 20:28, Jeff Detrich <jjdetrich at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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 <mailto:richard at richardgreenblum.com> <richard at richardgreenblum.com <mailto: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 <mailto:scott at scottmeadphotography.com>> wrote:
> >
> > I used Eastwood's plastic repair kit
> > ([1]https://www.eastwood.com/plastex-rigid-plastic-repair-kits.html <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 <mailto:richard at richardgreenblum.com>"
> > <richard at richardgreenblum.com <mailto: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 <https://www.eastwood.com/plastex-rigid-plastic-repair-kits.html>
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I've seen that done with glass as well, don't know if it works with
plastic. I don't think I have any choice at this point but to use
filler. It will just have to look bad until I have the dash
upholstered. I shouldn't have waited so long to make a repair, but the
crack hadn't spread until last week and it looks like it doubled in one
day. Probably weather swings between hot and cold did it.
Thanks Jeff.
Richard
Austin (USGP) TX
On Oct 23, 2019, at 20:28, Jeff Detrich <[1]jjdetrich at gmail.com> wrote:
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 [2]richard at richardgreenblum.com
<[3]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
<[4]scott at scottmeadphotography.com> wrote:
>
> I used Eastwood's plastic repair kit
>
([1][5]https://www.eastwood.com/plastex-rigid-plastic-repair-kits.ht
ml) 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, "[6]richard at richardgreenblum.com"
> <[7]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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2. mailto:richard at richardgreenblum.com
3. mailto:richard at richardgreenblum.com
4. mailto:scott at scottmeadphotography.com
5. https://www.eastwood.com/plastex-rigid-plastic-repair-kits.html
6. mailto:richard at richardgreenblum.com
7. mailto:richard at richardgreenblum.com
8. mailto:DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
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10. https://www.eastwood.com/plastex-rigid-plastic-repair-kits.html
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