Upper Dash Pad Question, What have people used as padding under new vinyl? |
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Upper Dash Pad Question, What have people used as padding under new vinyl? |
ehokana |
Jul 28 2015, 02:28 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 99 Joined: 11-August 13 From: SoCal Member No.: 16,237 Region Association: None |
Hey guys
I have started working on getting my car back together and decided to get the dash reupholstered to match the rest of the interior. Anyway, I pulled the vinyl on the upper dash off so that it could be matching as well, and some of the foam-type padding came up and tore- not exactly unexpected for 40 year old foam. I spent tonight cleaning the glue off of the upper dash (what a job that was) so that I could glue the new piece down once I get it back from the upholstery shop. So, to my question, what have people used to replace the foam padding under the vinyl when you replaced the upper dash pad? I thought about just gluing the new piece of vinyl directly without any padding to back it (because vinyl now is significantly thicker than what was used on the upper dash originally) but I'm afraid that every little bump on the dash will eventually show as a dimple on the vinyl. Does anyone have suggestions or something that has worked for them? |
MoveQik |
Jul 28 2015, 05:20 PM
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What size wheels can I fit? Group: Members Posts: 4,645 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 3,881 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I just did mine. Admittedly, I had the benefit of the windshield being out of the car which made for a very easy job. I used 1/8" open cell foam. I made sure the dash was smooth and then used spray adhesive to put it on the dash. Then did the same to attach the vinyl on top of the foam. Turned out totally bump free even with some custom "body work" filling in the defrost vents.
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