jhw227 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I have read most if not all threads on dash repair and have not seen this covered. Has anyone removed "all" the vinyl from their dash, made repairs and then refinished it? Not by putting new vinyl on, but with spray texture. If so, does the foam need to be covered with anything prior to spray texture? Hope someone has done this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfg Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 From what I've seen all the 40 year old foam underneath is very brittle. I fear trying to remove all the vinyl would just make the entire thing fall apart. I haven't gotten around to fixing mine so I can't say from experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhw227 Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 I was just going to do the usual repair seen most common but too much of the old vinyl was cracked. I removed all the old vinyl and the foam looks really good except where the few cracks are. Going to fill cracks with spray foam, but don't want to glass the whole dash just to spray the texture coat on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ghtymaxXx Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Can you separate the vinyl from the foam cleanly? I've never heard of such a thing, and a potential issue is finding a coating that won't dissolve the foam. If would try a few test patches to make sure there are products available that won't just melt what's left your dash before stripping more vinyl. Some people have mentioned (after triming high spots and filling cracks) covering the dash in a layer of fiberglass cloth to prevent further cracks from reaching the surface. This seems like it could work well on a dash stripped of it's vinyl so long as the foam would play nice withe resin, but I have my doubts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhw227 Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 The vinyl came off fairly well with a few spots that the foam peeled a thin layer(nothing the spray foam or even the spray texture won't easly fix). Thinking of spraying coat of flex seal, light sanding to smooth out, then SEM texture. Seems the flex seal will allow for movement and not allow cracks to appear. Maybe a high build primer to fill imperfections, sand smooth and then coat with SEM texture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris.Is.Awesome Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 The vinyl came off fairly well with a few spots that the foam peeled a thin layer(nothing the spray foam or even the spray texture won't easly fix). Thinking of spraying coat of flex seal, light sanding to smooth out, then SEM texture. Seems the flex seal will allow for movement and not allow cracks to appear. Maybe a high build primer to fill imperfections, sand smooth and then coat with SEM texture. Successful at removing vynl? I might have to try this! Do anything special? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 There's an article on the web where they did that to a 240sx dash and covered it in alcantara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhw227 Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 (edited) I Just ran a metal putty knife under the vinyl where it was already cracked and was just careful as I chipped away at it. Probably took 2hrs to remove it all. The easiest was where the vinyl wasn't damaged by the sun, jut peeled off in sheets. I've seen all the articles out there about recovering but I'm looking to spray the dash without glassing it. This dash is from my 73 240. Edited December 4, 2013 by jhw227 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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