In twenty years it'll look like bubble wrap. Here's another way of thinking about it: Everybody says once you re-cover your dash pad with vinyl, it's a countdown until the bubbles show up again. I'm a little younger than you, but lately I find myself looking at everything I do on my cars and in my life and thinking "How's this gonna look in 20 years?". Matter of fact I’ve recovered some dashes for ROA members and they have been happy with my work at half the price of JustDashes.ī-I can relate to the role of mortality in choice of parts, non original replacement parts etc. My opinion is their are better options then doing business with JustDashes. I don’t work for DashTop or have any interest in promoting their product. I had Clark’s Red leather upholstery, door panels weather stripping, window sweeps, carpet installed at one time. I had the leather option in the car when I bought the car. Trust me were the Dash I covered with a plastic shell rough/ragged or cheap looking I would not hesitate to find another solution. Somethings I can do on the car and other things I’m not so experienced. Now I had paint mixed to match and it took awhile to get the finish right on the Dash. There is too much bulk if you don’t take off the old skin. The DashTop is surprising if you take off the original skin from the board. I’d heard Just Dashes were about $1100.00 When a company is arrogant Im not inclined to do business at their place. I was not happy with the way I was “ handled” by JustDashes when I made an inquiry. I saw Seafoam65 dash a few times and Just Dashes is first class job.
George, you are right about the jobJustDashes does. Tom had a perfect used one for me that I installed, but just dashes does a really great job rebuilding the old originals Yes would like to see it, however, these cars are becoming valuable enough to put the best parts one can buy in the cars, hence the most original dash one could find. The DashTop looks like it belongs as opposed to a half baked aftermarket product. I took my time, corrected mistakes and I dare say I’m totally satisfied with the finish and vintage look. I put satin clear coat after the paint job was finished. Let the paint dry for a couple days or longer. The plastic needs to lightly sanded then primed with plastic paint primer. Now I painted mine and it was a challenge. WATCH how you drill your holes on the underside. I glued the front edge down theN gently clamped the edges. Watch the FRONT edges you can them to match up. Take off the trim on your A pillar so you can get the dash in and out without scraping it up. Squeeze it on and skim it close to the foam rubber you have left. The DAP CLEAR Quick Seal Ultra has a sponge like feel when it dries. My thin original cover was so dry it cracked like a hard boiled egg shell when I punched the cover. U described the product u used as DAP “sponge like silicone”…can u help me understand what that is please? In this pic I can see the tip of what looks like a caulking gun. Here is a pic u posted of your dash prep in another thread. This extra thickness covers most of the gauge cluster & glovebox chrome strips. I’m glad I didn’t cuz I see what u mean about the “extra” thickness. I have been working on my gauge cluster & glovebox plastic surrounds. I send a pic along after awhile I’m doing some electrical work under the dash for an accessory light and noise suppressor for the radio. The price at $28.00 an ounce is a bargain for the utility you receive. I use Loctite Ultra Control gel glue.The stuff holds better than any mastic I’ve used in the past. Seems I overlooked some important areas that needed to be snugged. I had to revisit some fitting surfaces on the DashTop with some sanding and reattachment of the edges of the cover. My home custom painted Dash To looks good. I am hoping the leather cover will come in under $400.īernie, a leather cover and installed for under $400.00? Hopefully, your estimate serves you well. If it turns out bad I have an upholstery shop that I trust to do what I want in a timely manner.
I have studied the pattern making process for such a cover and will probably try it myself. I like that look and think I can maintain the original contours. I plan to have a cut and French stitched leather cover made for that one. The other cover has a crack at the speaker housing. It is not enough to warrant any work for me.
It has a slight deformation in the molded part close to one door. The one on the car now was dyed black in the early 1990's and looks good. Over the years I have acquired two good dash covers. I have some non-original plans for my '64 Riviera since I intend to keep it for my duration now.