Liquid Leather Quick 20 Dashboard Repair Kit

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I chose gloss because its sheen is closest to the original finish of the E21 dash and it’s more of a pure black than the landau color. Continue filling over all the welds in the dash, as well as any other superficial surface cracks or imperfections you come across. I have tested many different products and techniques (spending quite a bit of money along the way to fully experiment) to repair this specific type of dash, which is constructed of polyurethane foam, hard plastic and vinyl.

You may notice a little difference between the sheen of the paint in areas with undercoating compared to areas without.

While this concern over plastic compatibility makes sense, I found that the polyurethane welding rod I purchased for this repair was too difficult to work with. If you make the groove too shallow or fail to give it the proper V-shape, the filling product will not adhere properly. If you repair only the top plastic surface of your dash, chances are very good that the crack below will eventually work its way back up there.

You will know that you are achieving this when the filler around the edges becomes so thin that it is translucent. The E21 dash does not have a consistent pattern of veining; it's random and difficult to match up, even with a duplicate in hand.To do this, you will need to make a V-shaped groove with a Dremel or rotary tool at the top of the crack and work it down through the foam. Make sure you leave the stamp on a surface covered with soapy water to stop it sticking as it cures. When finished, the filler should still cover the edges of the vinyl so as to keep them buried under the filler. If the item comes direct from a manufacturer, it may be delivered in non-retail packaging, such as a plain or unprinted box or plastic bag. Keep the tip of the iron on one side of the stick just long enough to soften it up and then flip the stick so that the melted side is now facing into the groove.

rating as the trim pieces are longer than they need to be and the paint on the screws chip easily and aren't perfectly black after being installed. Apply Padded Dash Filler over the repair, several inches on either side of the welded area to bury the edges of the v-grooved area. When finished, the filler should still cover the edges fo the vinyl so as to keep them buried under the filler. This filler comes with a small tube of hardener and you won’t be using more than half of it for the entire job. Once the mixture begins to set, you will notice how quickly it firms up and becomes very difficult to spread.

You will notice that this product forms bubbles that quickly pop on the surface and then settle down into a random blotchy texture. FiberFlex Welding Rods with the airless plastic welding side of a nitrogen plastic welder or an one of our other airless plastic welders. If you fail to do this step correctly or choose not to use the recommended prep solution, the surface filler will not adhere properly and eventually, will peel off your dash. Using a Dremel tool with a drum sander, or a rotary sander, sand back the puckered vinyl cover until the cover is fairly flat. I have tried a couple of products that let you lift the original dash texture, but it's difficult to transfer that texture back onto your dash.

If you still have stick left over, use the welding tip to melt through the extra piece to cut it off. Confirm this by using your hand to feel it there are any changes in the height of the filler compared to the surrounding dash surface. Our last step will be to apply Padded Dash Filler over the entire area, making sure the edges of the repair area remain buried underneath to minimize any haloing effects.Maybe it's the intense heat out here in AZ that ruins these kinds of vinyl dash repairs, but like I said before, I had to pursue my own repair procedure because nothing else was working. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.