Hi guys. I just wrote a dashboard repair guide for my website, ZCarGuide.com! Take a look and let me know what you think.

https://zcarguide.com/repair-dashboard-datsun-z/

 

Thanks!

Mark

Typo:  "U s e   s o m e  f o r m   o f  c o m p r e s s e d  a r e a  t o  b l o w"

Nice informative "How To" with pictures.

Dennis

I think the article would benefit from some better pictures of the finished product.

Nicely done. The polyvance dash pad filler is almost $150 in Canada...

Good work, I only noticed a couple of things,

The cracks that usually form on top of the dash are horizontal not vertical,  vertical is up/down.

Wait for the Flex Fiber to cure or set.  It won't be drying if it never got wet.

I was going to try that stuff but as Wheee says it is pretty dear.

 

Looks great! Wish I had time to refurbish my dash.

 I think most of the guide came from the web site:

https://www.polyvance.com/280Z-Dashboard-Repair/

The video on the site does a great job. I couldn't afford Polyvance so I just used a flexible plastic filler from Autozone and then flocked the dash to hide imperfections. Some would say tacky, but I kind of like it.

Jeff 

5 minutes ago, Jeff Berk said:

I just used a flexible plastic filler from Autozone. Some would say tacky.

Maybe you didn't mix it thoroughly enough and it didn't cure completely?

I'm thinking he is saying "poor taste" (tacky). 

Edited March 3, 20187 yr by rcb280z

Thanks Captain Obvious.     

LOL!

Haha!!

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