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Interior & Tops => Interiors => Topic started by: Mark Ascher on August 16, 2015, 04:39:22 PM

Title: Plastic Dash Surround Repair
Post by: Mark Ascher on August 16, 2015, 04:39:22 PM

Has anyone successfully repaired a cracked dash surround? If so, how and what did you use?
I have two I want to try and fix. Help....

Mark

Title: Pictures of damage? (Re: Plastic Dash Surround Repair)
Post by: elagache on August 16, 2015, 09:01:37 PM

Dear Mark and mid-60s Buick caregivers, . . .

Quote from: Mark Ascher on August 16, 2015, 04:39:22 PM

Has anyone successfully repaired a cracked dash surround? If so, how and what did you use?
I have two I want to try and fix. Help....

Could you post pictures of the cracks perhaps?  I'm not sure how to repair these sorts of things but knowing how damaged they are might give us some idea of the sort of options available.

Cheers, Edouard

Title: Re: Plastic Dash Surround Repair
Post by: schlepcar on August 16, 2015, 09:39:45 PM

I used an old school soldering iron to repair one. If all the pieces are there you can just melt them back together. If you need a nice one I probably have an extra,but I do remember saving one that was cracked in a spot that did not show. Dan

Title: Re: Plastic Dash Surround Repair
Post by: vinnie on August 17, 2015, 06:41:18 AM

Mark.
Pictures would help. If you are looking to repair cracks or repair a broken piece and have all the pieces, I may have a product that will take care of your problems. I use it to repair cracked steering wheels and it works great for that. The product is sold by G.T. Motorsports, Reno, Nv. and called Plastex. Their web site is www.PLASTEX.net (http://www.PLASTEX.net). A friend found the product at the SEMA show several years ago. Check it out.

Glenn

Title: Re: Plastic Dash Surround Repair
Post by: Loren At 65GS on August 17, 2015, 11:36:37 AM

I imagine it is cracked at the top center screw hole?  Seems to be the common spot.

I haven't tried to repair one of the ones I have yet, but I think I'm going to use 3M DP 805 when I do get around to it.
We use it to repair plastic pieces in aircraft.  When the area is prepped correctly, it bonds well.

  Loren

Title: Re: Plastic Dash Surround Repair
Post by: Mark Ascher on August 17, 2015, 03:37:37 PM

All,

I will take pics later and post them tonight. They are both cracked in the spot at the top where 90% of them are broken.
They are split all the way through. Thanks for all the information so far!

Mark

Title: Re: Plastic Dash Surround Repair
Post by: Mark Ascher on August 18, 2015, 11:56:19 AM

Here are both dash surrounds. Someone has already taken a crack at repairing the black one (no pun intended).

Mark

Title: Re: Plastic Dash Surround Repair
Post by: Brian on August 18, 2015, 12:23:18 PM

Those are cracked at the top on the smooth part--easy fix!  First glue it together with some loctite super glue.  Next put a bead of 2-part plastic epoxy across the top of the crack (on the side covered by the dash pad).  Once that sets up for a couple of days, put some good ol' bondo on the side you see to fill in the crack, then sand it down and paint it. 

Title: Re: Plastic Dash Surround Repair
Post by: Mark Ascher on August 19, 2015, 03:26:45 PM

Brian,

Thanks! I'm going to collect some of the products noted in these posts and work up a test on one of these dash surrounds.

Mark