| [GMCnet] Dash facelift? [message #68346] |
Fri, 25 December 2009 13:45  |
KB
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Hmm, poking around the dash yesterday, it appears the "donut" is glued to the metal panel
that the instruments are mounted to. Meaning, you have to detach all the instruments
and remove the whole panel in order to re-skin the donut part.
Does that sound right, or is there some trick to removing the donut separately?
thanks,
Karen
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> Any thoughts on material to use as filler on the dash? The area
> around the glove box is warped/shrunken so is going to need considerable help.
> I could see filling/reinforcing the area and then covering it all with new
> vinyl/leather, glued down with?? I'm guessing spray adhesive.
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> Hadn't thought of vinyl dye for the hard plastic parts. Do you think
> that would hold up better than plastic paint??
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> As always, thanks Jim! You are a wealth of information!
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> Karen
> 1973 23' Patience Tester
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>> Do not peal off the original pad on the pass side, I know the middle edge has lifted but you can screw it back down and fill it smooth.? Using a felt backed vinyl, I use "pleather" you can stretch it over the pad, tuck it and make over a pretty good looking dash.? The hard parts get vinyl dye with the padded parts getting a vinyl wrap.? The dash :donut" also gets wrapped.? I also dye the forward side panels on the driver & pass side.
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>> If you were near Fla. I could do it for you.? Let me know if you need more clarification,
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>> Jim Bounds
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1975 26'
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| Re: [GMCnet] Dash facelift? [message #68348 is a reply to message #68346] |
Fri, 25 December 2009 13:55  |
GeorgeRud
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I bought the 'pleather" material from the GMC Coop a while ago to do exactly this very thing, and it looks like the only proper way to do the recover is to remove all the instruments and switches from the dash donut and then take it out.
Unfortunately, I don't see any other way to do it. That's why the project is still on my "To Do" list.
George Rudawsky
Chicago, IL
75 Palm Beach
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| Re: [GMCnet] Dash facelift? [message #68351 is a reply to message #68346] |
Fri, 25 December 2009 14:20 |
GMCWiperMan
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Karen,
It might be possible to recover a donut without removing it from the dash,
but it's improbable. Your description of the construction is correct: The
donut is attached permanently to the steel panel through which the
instruments mount, behind the plastic bezel which finishes off the front of
the dash. That steel panel is held to the dash by a plastic structure
behind it.
When covering the donut, you need to wrap the material around the back side
of the steel panel and glue it there -- the plastic structure will interfere
with that with the donut installed. That alone is sufficient reason to not
attempt it, even if there were not all the other obstructions to deal with.
R&R of the instruments isn't really that big a deal.
JMHO, based on having done it.
Ken H.
2009/12/25 KB <kab7@sonic.net>
> Hmm, poking around the dash yesterday, it appears the "donut" is glued to
> the metal panel
> that the instruments are mounted to. Meaning, you have to detach all the
> instruments
> and remove the whole panel in order to re-skin the donut part.
>
> Does that sound right, or is there some trick to removing the donut
> separately?
>
> thanks,
> Karen
>
>
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