dash restoration

vwtrev1 Slammed & Awesome Dubber

81 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 2 Jun 2006, 4:23 pm

#495878

How do you restore the dash on a bay to good condition again. Mine has been tampered with by PO and is marked where a larger radio was once. I'm thinking to vynl spray it. It has the rough surface of the late bays
Thanks feelas///

Trevor//

fekkinell Wolfsburg Wizard

655 posts · joined Jun 2005 · 2 Jun 2006, 6:25 pm

#495926

could just sand back and respray the whole thing with black crackle paint... ive got a mark near the radio too but i cant be bothered with the effort just for one lil mark.

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type3lover in the garage...

796 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 2 Jun 2006, 11:10 pm

#496045

What is black crackle paint? What is the finish like compared to the original dash finish?
I'm interested for the type 3 and the kombi in fact! Any photos of the finished product out there?

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fekkinell Wolfsburg Wizard

655 posts · joined Jun 2005 · 3 Jun 2006, 4:39 pm

#496210

Just pop down to the hardware store and get it from there... comes in a spray can and when it dries it comes out all textured. there are different types though, some are dimpled, some are grainy, etc.
Finish can be pretty good depending.. my dad used it to make a matching panel for the dash in his MG. he did that before i was born and it's still going strong... and i've used the crackle paint a few times aswell.

Easiest thing is to just grab a can and test it out on a tin can or something... see if it's suitable for what you want.

🙂

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bails Seriously Crusin Dubber

142 posts · joined May 2006 · 3 Jun 2006, 6:23 pm

#496237

hey t3 lover, i had my notch dash redone by dash doctor in melb .came back like original. including speaker hole size. cost was $ 350. i have also used vinyl spray. works well as long as there is no silicone residue.

mark

vwtrev1 Slammed & Awesome Dubber

81 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 4 Jun 2006, 5:04 pm

#496491

Thanks for the info guys I'm gunna try the vynl spray.

Trev//

blutopless2 DAMSLO

2,457 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 4 Jun 2006, 6:43 pm

#496529

bails wrote:hey t3 lover, i had my notch dash redone by dash doctor in melb .came back like original. including speaker hole size. cost was $ 350. i have also used vinyl spray. works well as long as there is no silicone residue.

mark

any contact details for the dash doctor?

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baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck

4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 Jun 2006, 5:06 pm

#498281

sand it back and paint it gloss like the early bays 😎

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bus914 Custom Title Time!

1,230 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 Jun 2006, 6:17 pm

#498317

http://dashboarddoctor.com.au/

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796 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 9 Jun 2006, 6:57 pm

#498704

Thanks Bails. I know a place in Syd that does type 3 dashboards too, so for my notch I'll have it done properly.
Was thinking about this paint for my kombi and volvo dash.
Cheers,
Toby 👍

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bus914 Custom Title Time!

1,230 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 9 Jun 2006, 7:04 pm

#498712

where's the place in Sydney?

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796 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 10 Jun 2006, 3:14 pm

#498976

Restoradash in Milperra.

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1500S Custom Title Time!

1,418 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 10 Jun 2006, 3:16 pm

#498977

The one below is still listed in the phone book but quality is unknown This is the one which was founded by a Bill Johnson from memory and was at Seven Hills off Power's Road in that industrial area. He sold the business years back and it moved to Arndell Pk. I had the last Type 3 dash recovered by a place around Revesby somewhere but had some hassles with delivery and could have been a better job. Maybe the Melbourne guys have a better contact there.

DH

Dashboard Recovering Services
Unit 3/ 8 Vangeli St Arndell Park 2148 (02) 9672 7183

1500S Custom Title Time!

1,418 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 10 Jun 2006, 3:19 pm

#498979

That sounds like the one from Revesby which I used about 4 years back. I didn't think he was still around as I threatened to kill him if he wrecked the early Type 3 dash. It took quite a bit of fitting to be acceptable but the ends still haunt me! Bill Johnson did the covering with the pad screwed to an actual dash which prevented things shrinking.

Restor-A-Dash
U 11/ 39 -41 Marigold St Revesby 2212 (02) 9773 4163
OR... (02) 9771 6741

DH

[ Edited on 11/6/2006 by 1500S ]

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 10 Jun 2006, 7:02 pm

#499093

vwtrev1 wrote:How do you restore the dash on a bay to good condition again. Mine has been tampered with by PO and is marked where a larger radio was once. I'm thinking to vynl spray it. It has the rough surface of the late bays
Thanks feelas///
Trevor//

I have only used vinyl paint on vinyl seats many years ago....
I have used the wrinkle finish on metal boxes etc over the years... with good results...
but I'm presuming You are tyring to match the dash finish...
There is a dash restorer around the Brisbane area....

I saw a Karmann Ghia cabriolet with a dash done there & it was very good job...
Maybe better than original...
car was originally LHD...

I did have a card and have given the info to a few people,
no one ever came back and said they were no good...

Sorry, I cannot find the card....

Lee

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