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Subject:Re: NVC: cool restoration of dashboard
From:Don Hanson
Date:Tue, 27 Jan 2015 08:35:30 -0800

I have come to really appreciate my unapolstered dash, though that's a nice
job of restoring he's done in the video.  Padded dashes were meant to
minimize frontal crash injuries before belts and airbags...now they just
seem a good place for fading vinyl and cracks.
On Jan 27, 2015 7:47 AM, "Edward Maglott" <emaglott3@gmail.com> wrote:

> yeah that's what I was wondering, if there might be a better product for
> the gap filling that would stay put over time.  he mentioned doing 15 or
> more rounds of using the foam.  His results definitely are impressive at
> least from this distance.
>
> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > When I have used that insulating foam on projects like visor
> restoration, I
> > have found it to keep expanding over days or weeks. I guess if you were
> > patient you could do a pretty good job. The pictures are pretty
> compelling.
> > But just know you will need to let it complete expanding before you sand
> it
> > out.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 9:22 AM, Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Whoa, that is pretty cool!  My dashes are in good shape, but something
> > > worth knowing just in case.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Mr. BZ
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 8:36 AM, Harry Hoffman <
> > hhoffman@ip-solutions.net>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi All,
> > > >
> > > > NVC here but applicable to our rigs anyway:
> > > >
> > > > https://imgur.com/a/CSPME/noscript
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Harry
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Tom Buese
> > >
> >
>