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buhs914
post Jul 19 2010, 08:07 PM
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Ok so in short one of my car's PO's is a DAPO and used liquid nails to secure the sun cover to the dash top. The past few weeks I've been trying to figure out how to remove the damn stuff and there really is no easy way to do it.. Here's what it looked like before I cleaned it:
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post Jul 19 2010, 08:09 PM
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Here's what it looked like after a few hours of chemical remover trial and error that finally led to me using a putty knife to scrape it off (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif) :
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post Jul 19 2010, 08:23 PM
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Here's the final product after A LOT of work with a touch of shoe polish (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) :
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post Jul 19 2010, 09:09 PM
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post Jul 19 2010, 09:17 PM
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Nice work! How much per hour? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)
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post Jul 20 2010, 01:28 AM
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QUOTE(buhs914 @ Jul 19 2010, 07:23 PM) *

Here's the final product after A LOT of work with a touch of shoe polish (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) :
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Eventually when you're out of school & making the big bux, you'll want to send that dash top pad to AutoAtlanta or CAMP914 for a recovering with a good factory match vinyl to get rid of those cracks.

Nice job on the temporary clean-up & shine though! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Jul 20 2010, 10:27 AM
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QUOTE(Tom_T @ Jul 20 2010, 12:28 AM) *

QUOTE(buhs914 @ Jul 19 2010, 07:23 PM) *

Here's the final product after A LOT of work with a touch of shoe polish (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) :
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Eventually when you're out of school & making the big bux, you'll want to send that dash top pad to AutoAtlanta or CAMP914 for a recovering with a good factory match vinyl to get rid of those cracks.

Nice job on the temporary clean-up & shine though! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)


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post Jul 20 2010, 10:47 AM
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QUOTE(RobW @ Jul 19 2010, 08:17 PM) *

Nice work! How much per hour? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)


Haha there's no way I'd have the patience to do another one (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) This one alone had me swearing at the DAPO (who wasn't even there) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dead horse.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif)

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Eventually when you're out of school & making the big bux, you'll want to send that dash top pad to AutoAtlanta or CAMP914 for a recovering with a good factory match vinyl to get rid of those cracks.

Nice job on the temporary clean-up & shine though! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)


Thanks! I might actually buy a cracked dash top to practice repairing cracks while I'm back in school. If it comes out good enough I'll sell that one and use the technique in the teener I'll buy later on (if it needs it).
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post Jul 20 2010, 10:56 AM
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post Jul 20 2010, 11:13 AM
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Dam should have just got it reupholstered.
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post Jul 20 2010, 04:44 PM
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I would have just thrown a dash topper on it & called it good. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Nice job. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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post Jul 20 2010, 08:13 PM
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QUOTE(markb @ Jul 20 2010, 03:44 PM) *

I would have just thrown a dash topper on it & called it good. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Nice job. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)


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post Jul 20 2010, 08:40 PM
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QUOTE(turboman808 @ Jul 20 2010, 10:13 AM) *

Dam should have just got it reupholstered.


Haha yeah I would have taken that route but I have VERY limited funds. I did this cleanup for the expensive price of $0!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) haha

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QUOTE(markb @ Jul 20 2010, 03:44 PM) *

I would have just thrown a dash topper on it & called it good. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Nice job. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)


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Haha yeah it did have a topper on it but I couldn't stand knowing how it looked underneath.I knew I could save that top (even if it took a little work (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) ) so I decided against getting another one. Too bad I'm selling my car or I would completely restore the pad on my own.
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