fiberglass bondo for dash

[Broke]

I remember seeing an episode of Overhaulin where they did this. They used a flexible body filler. After it cured they brushed it down with resin while laying a poly fleece material over the top. More resin on top of the fleece and a bunch of sanding once it dried. I guess thats the same stuff the tuner guys use to make those custom shaped speaker enclosures. I have a spare dash I've thought about trying it on.

 

[RELL88SS]

I remember seeing an episode of Overhaulin where they did this. They used a flexible body filler. After it cured they brushed it down with resin while laying a poly fleece material over the top. More resin on top of the fleece and a bunch of sanding once it dried. I guess thats the same stuff the tuner guys use to make those custom shaped speaker enclosures. I have a spare dash I've thought about trying it on.

Fiberglass resin will not properly adhere to the stock vinyl dash. All of that will eventually fall off.

If Anything you could get a yard or "ponte" 100% polyester fabric, its much thinner and uses up less of your fiberglass resin VS. the commonly used "felt" fabric. Spray the whole dash with a good high temp contact cement(think something along the lines of headliner glue) don't use anything in a spray can, the resin will release the glue of a spray can. Wrap the dash in the "ponte" fabric as if you were wrapping the dash in leather etc. Then apply your resin to the fabric, then a few layers of chop mat fiberglass. Then all body work and paint from there on.

 

[CALI-WAGON_09]

I remember seeing an episode of Overhaulin where they did this. They used a flexible body filler. After it cured they brushed it down with resin while laying a poly fleece material over the top. More resin on top of the fleece and a bunch of sanding once it dried. I guess thats the same stuff the tuner guys use to make those custom shaped speaker enclosures. I have a spare dash I've thought about trying it on.

Fiberglass resin will not properly adhere to the stock vinyl dash. All of that will eventually fall off.

If Anything you could get a yard or "ponte" 100% polyester fabric, its much thinner and uses up less of your fiberglass resin VS. the commonly used "felt" fabric. Spray the whole dash with a good high temp contact cement(think something along the lines of headliner glue) don't use anything in a spray can, the resin will release the glue of a spray can. Wrap the dash in the "ponte" fabric as if you were wrapping the dash in leather etc. Then apply your resin to the fabric, then a few layers of chop mat fiberglass. Then all body work and paint from there on.

x2 on that one. Im in the process of fiberglassing my dash now did the bondo hair and bondo to fix all of the cracks and a line that runs thru the dash. Also removed my center vent and put a 9" monitor there. Now im going to remove the winshield and do the ponte and chopmat etc... then paint it metallic charcol grey. Its a long process but the results are worth it btw this is my 3rd g body dash i will post pic also

 

[tc1959]

"OH NO"

 

[azmalibuwagon]

I remember seeing an episode of Overhaulin where they did this. They used a flexible body filler. After it cured they brushed it down with resin while laying a poly fleece material over the top. More resin on top of the fleece and a bunch of sanding once it dried. I guess thats the same stuff the tuner guys use to make those custom shaped speaker enclosures. I have a spare dash I've thought about trying it on.

Fiberglass resin will not properly adhere to the stock vinyl dash. All of that will eventually fall off.

If Anything you could get a yard or "ponte" 100% polyester fabric, its much thinner and uses up less of your fiberglass resin VS. the commonly used "felt" fabric. Spray the whole dash with a good high temp contact cement(think something along the lines of headliner glue) don't use anything in a spray can, the resin will release the glue of a spray can. Wrap the dash in the "ponte" fabric as if you were wrapping the dash in leather etc. Then apply your resin to the fabric, then a few layers of chop mat fiberglass. Then all body work and paint from there on.

x2 on that one. Im in the process of fiberglassing my dash now did the bondo hair and bondo to fix all of the cracks and a line that runs thru the dash. Also removed my center vent and put a 9" monitor there. Now im going to remove the winshield and do the ponte and chopmat etc... then paint it metallic charcol grey. Its a long process but the results are worth it btw this is my 3rd g body dash i will post pic also

I haven't seen this before, looking forward to the pictures. I'm thinking that by the time you're done, you would have been better off just buying a cap.