Great plan. PRACTICE before using the glue.
Michael Shortt
On Nov 13, 2013 3:39 PM, "Larry Mayfield" <drmayf@mayfco.com> wrote:
> Ok, so I have my old dash pad off, in a zillion pieces, cracked all over
> the place. I see from both the metal onder it and frm th epieced togethr
> old pad, tht it was glued down around the outer edge about an 1 1/2
> inchesd wide from one end to the other. And around the vent openings.
> Contact cement of some sort was used but sparingly. Also under the dash
> behind the front metal facia, it was glued down. I seem to remember that
> there was a short discussion on gluing the pad down. I am going to put
> the new pad on like the old one was on.
>
> The questions I have is one of technique and procedure. I head that one
> put contact cement on the two parts and let it set up. Then put down wax
> paper on the bottom, then some short sections of dowels (size, length) and
> then maybe some more wax paper over the dowels to keep the upper pad from
> gluing itself to the dowels. Then place the dash pad into close proximity
> to the final location and get it aligned to some tape marks I have made.
> While my helper is pushing the pad forward into alignment, I will pull the
> dowels from the center most locations and when in alignment, press the
> pieces together. I will do that working from the center to the outer ends.
> When that is finished, I will put contact cement on the tuck under pieces
> that go up and over the top of the dash and then when that glue is ready
> tuck all those pieces into place. I will probably do those working from
> the center outward also.
>
> If any of that sounds goofy, just consider who is making the plan, lol. I
> would dearly love to hear from any and all who have actually done this
> little chore and what pitfalls I am about to encounter. If you have done
> this before and are not to ashamed of your work, please, please tell me how
> you did it? What contact cement did you use? A detailed step by step
> procedure? Heck is there one on the TU web site? I'll look... I want to
> do this tomorrow or the next day.. I still have some minor trimming to do.
>
> Many thanks, in advance!!!
>
> larry
>
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