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[blackout]

Hi fellas- looking for suggestions.
Trying to tidy up a previously butchered lower dash.
Missing a chunk of plastic (drivers side upper part where it meets the crash pad)

Was thinking fine steel mesh and some sort of epoxy? (not sure what sort of epoxy will bond)
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[hanra]

Buy a glove box lid and go to town with it.

[Cook]

Hi. I recently did some repairs on my dash and console. Got a sheet of plastic from a local supplier (wrinkled but not a good match).Stuck the pieces as well as I could with superglue then went over the undersides with backing strips for extra support and smothered in fibreglass. Used a bit of plastic filler where required and carefully rubbed back excess. That section is where the crash pad slots into it so would not be able to reinforce the rear at the very edge.  Biggest problem is trying to get the wrinkled effect. I was lucky enough that where I couldn't match, it was not noticeable. Seen some posts on here where some really good repairs have been done.  One method is to dab paint on with a sponge to add effect. I would try even doing this (on a sample piece) with plastic filler that has not yet quite hardened. Bit of trial and error. Worst case scenario it doesn't work first time so just try again. Cheers Ron

[blackout]

Cheers Ron
Do you know what sort of plastic you used?

[Cook]

Pretty sure it was ABS. Cheers Ron

[WhaleOilBeefHooked]

Buy a glove box lid and go to town with it.

This would be the perfect solution to your problem, right thickness material and even right grain to said material, you could either superglue or plastic weld and sand it back to look almost unidentifiable to damage…

[Rockoz]

A Dremel with fine grinding tips would be handy for making the creases match up.

And a steady hand and patience.

They can do very fine detail work.

Handy for all sorts of jobs restoring.

I use mine to cut out fiddly areas of steel/rust for replacement.

 

Cheers

 

Rob

[VDO]

Fill with JB weld with some backing re-inforcement, smooth out, finish with wrinkle finish paint.

[Kirk]

I may have a broken console that you can have a piece big enough to repair that 

Im in western Sydney

[Cook]

Also forgot to mention I did use some hot staples on backs of parts but with limited success.  bit of fun but need to practice. Not sure if they would fit in that section. Given the price of glovebox lids not viable and they are smooth so no value to replicate texture. Cheers Ron

[blackout]

Cheers guys - ended up using sheet metal as backing and then plastic weld /body filler. Seems to have bonded pretty good.

[blackout]

Cheers guys - ended up using sheet metal as backing and then plastic weld /body filler. Seems to have bonded pretty good.