Mopar-Man
Big Block Better Burnout
I said I would post some pics when I finished it so here goes. This by far, was the hardest job I have done yet on ANY car! I have no training whatsoever and have never done one before. I did some research and found what materials and chemicals to use because I have had prior adhesive disasters.
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS COMPATIBLE BEFORE YOU START GLUING THINGS! I have had things appear to work but fall off later or just flat out melt the product they are being applied to. Not all contact cements are the same! This is the ONLY one that will hold up, trust me on this. Regular DAP or Weldwood contact cement is not good for what we are doing here. You must use Landau top adhesive. It will glue vinyl to ANYTHING. This stuff is very aggressive, meaning once you put the two items you will not be moving it or pulling it apart again. PLAN AHEAD you get one shot at this, I am not kidding.
With that being said, I used the Landau adhesive to glue the foam to the steel frame. I used high density 1" thick foam purchased from Joann's Fabrics. They have 50% coupons and I used them. The vinyl is marine grade and UV resistant. Think how durable a boat seat cover has to be. Not cheap, but use a coupon and only $15 a yard! The adhesive I got off of Ebay and it was $45/gallon. You can brush, roll, or spray it. It will make you high as a kite so you better open a window and turn on a fan. You SHOULD use a respirator like I did.
Once you get the dashpad off you get the fun of removing all of the old foam and adhesive. This will take a while and makes a real mess so do it outside.
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MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS COMPATIBLE BEFORE YOU START GLUING THINGS! I have had things appear to work but fall off later or just flat out melt the product they are being applied to. Not all contact cements are the same! This is the ONLY one that will hold up, trust me on this. Regular DAP or Weldwood contact cement is not good for what we are doing here. You must use Landau top adhesive. It will glue vinyl to ANYTHING. This stuff is very aggressive, meaning once you put the two items you will not be moving it or pulling it apart again. PLAN AHEAD you get one shot at this, I am not kidding.
With that being said, I used the Landau adhesive to glue the foam to the steel frame. I used high density 1" thick foam purchased from Joann's Fabrics. They have 50% coupons and I used them. The vinyl is marine grade and UV resistant. Think how durable a boat seat cover has to be. Not cheap, but use a coupon and only $15 a yard! The adhesive I got off of Ebay and it was $45/gallon. You can brush, roll, or spray it. It will make you high as a kite so you better open a window and turn on a fan. You SHOULD use a respirator like I did.
Once you get the dashpad off you get the fun of removing all of the old foam and adhesive. This will take a while and makes a real mess so do it outside.
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