I ran across this thread on a different site. I think these materials and techniques would work great on our cracked dash pads, as well as other interior plastics.


http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=656250

 

gonna have to try this one day soon

 

If I ever work up the energy, I may try it on a couple of small cracks on my unobtainium '83 dash pad.

 

When spike tv still had Musclecar, they showed a dash pad repair just like this in a 73 buick. I would be curious too see what the repair looks like in person. Another repair I've heard of on a 2nd gen site for minor cracking is to fill with jb weld and push down with another piece of dash to copy the texture.

 

Charlie I think the only cure for a cracked dash is a replacement. Trust me, I went through this already and I am still looking for a replacement.

 

It didn't come out very good?

 

It came out great but the cracks came back.

 

What kind of filler did you use? My '92 has a big crack and I wanna give it....erm... a crack.

 

It was a 2 part epoxy used to repair plastic bumpers.
I forgot the name of it. Then you have to retexture and paint the pad. I even drilled the ends of the cracks so the cracks would not spread. It was a ton of work and in the end the crack returned. Don't do it. You have been warned.

 

Okay, I'll just cough up the couple hundred bucks for a new one.