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Subject:Re: NVC: cool restoration of dashboard
From:Jon VO
Date:Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:15:44 -0700

Not sure how durable that stuff is, I have used it to protect areas in
the interior of the van, but exposed, seems like it would degrade. It
does dry reasonably hard tho.

On 1/27/2015 10:12 AM, Larry Alofs wrote:
> So, is he saying that you can paint Rustoleum rubberized undercoating?
>    I never considered that.
>
> Larry A.
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 11:35 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>>>