dash flocking progress, fixing the dash Options

[drdriddle]

started the process of fixing the dash cracks. Using bondo with fiberglass, then skim coat of regular bondo. will be flocking this weekend. There is a corresponding portion of the metal dash component that will be flockled as well.

[drdriddle]

Yes it’s a flocking kit. It’s a brush on self leveling black paint. The flocking is in bags that get transferred to a cardboard flocking tube (two tubes that over lap with holes in one end) that you fill halfway. You brush on the paint, then you have 10-15 minutes to flock the area. Just puff the tubes (really easy motion that any guy is familiar with) and cover the entire area. As the flocking beds down into the paint, you continue to go over the are until liberally covered. Can’t really over cover because what doesn’t get bonded to the paint you lightly blow off after it’s cured. States you need to leave it alone for 15 hours. I did it last night, checked on it after work today, and it’s completly cured and bonded. Running your hand over it feels like running your hand over alcantera. Plus there are a bunch of different colors available. I did black. I did the underside of the binnical where the gauges sit last night to make sure the paint would bond properly to the dash material. And it came out fantastic. I’m going to do the rest of the dash pad this weekend. I’ll post pics when it’s done. If I remember correctly the kit was about $60. I got a second tube to have run loaded and ready in case the first one wasn’t enough. I used about a tube and a half on that amount of dash.