Liquid Leather Quick 20 Dashboard Repair Kit

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This initial cleaning will now be followed with the Filler Prep solution, which will help the filler material to bond with the dash surface.

Work the heating iron slowly down the welding stick so that you melt a little at a time until you reach the end of the groove. I think you could do a decent small repair with one of these kits, but I wouldn't waste my time with them for a dash that was as bad off as mine. Finish sanding with the 320 grit sandpaper to fully smooth out the filler so that all scratches left from the previous sandpapers are rubbed out. A dash repair made with this type of filler will expand and contact with changes in temperature, unlike Bondo, which will most likely crack and ruin your repair. FiberFlex Welding Rods with the airless plastic welding side of a nitrogen plastic welder or an one of our other airless plastic welders.Gently roll the stamp on the filled in holes, applying gentle pressure, enough to make an impression without squashing the sugru out of place. I am wondering about using on of those vinyl repair kits with the little bottles of filler that you put in the crack and then heat with an iron to set. This SEM product comes with a longer spray nozzle tip that helps to diffuse the product more evenly than the regular spray nozzle. Be sure to change either the amount of filler that you apply or the size of the area that you cover, otherwise, you will end up with the same failure. I will do some step by step instructions on each of these when I get a chance and pop a link to them here.

The dash itself is originally a plastic type of material over a thin layer of foam which gives a bit of push. I remember visiting that DIY dash repair thread a long time ago; those pics never showed up for me either. 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. This filler comes with a small tube of hardener and you won’t be using more than half of it for the entire job.At this point, you may want to remove the fascia panel, instrument cluster, HVAC vents, and speaker grille, especially if the cracks protrude into or near these parts of your dash. This is the same welding material that is used to repair the TPO plastic used in many bumpers on today's cars.

You will notice that this product forms bubbles that quickly pop on the surface and then settle down into a random blotchy texture.Both components have to be mixed together in the ratio prescribed in the instructions and spread over the area you are repairing. The next step is to fill the spot with the compound, creating the perfect foundation for a successful repair. You will even notice a difference in the spray tips they use; they rarely clog and consistently put out a uniform spray.