i want to put some vinyl on my dash but got a few problems

**cxpcman** · 04-05-2005, 01:16 AM

well im painting my dash and the center pieces will be vinyl but i dont know how to mold the vinyl on the corners somebody can give ma a tip how to do it.. also in the center piece were the stereo is located, how to put the vinyl around the a/c vents .. heres a picture i take from other member to point the trouble areas ... hope somebody can help me

**hca** · 04-05-2005, 01:52 AM

I would say use a heat gun and some tools to press into corners (popsicle sticks, plastic knife, etc). T think that the guys who do this stuff use a thinner vinyl. Not totally sure though. Someone chime in!

**LS6TT** · 04-05-2005, 07:29 AM

wkdspd did my dash and i can tell you it looks like its was a bitch to do.

From what i can tell he used a heat gun and adhesive and stretched, used soem high strength tape and held it in place till the glue set.

might want to shoot him a pm and ask him

**wkdspd** · 04-05-2005, 11:55 AM

yep, thats pretty much it.

**scrapen** · 04-07-2005, 02:39 PM

around the corners you'll have to cut slices into the vinyl (just the hidden leftover stretched around the part) so that'll fit nicely around the edges

**Grunmn** · 04-08-2005, 06:26 AM

Originally Posted by wkdspd

yep, thats pretty much it.

How do you think it'd go for an 98? I was thinking of painting the top part of my dash and then putting vinyl on the bottom pieces. I imagine it wouldn't be too bad if I took my time. What adhesive did you use? Or I'll just save some time and spray it with some SEM plastic/vinyl spray.

-thanks

**wkdspd** · 04-08-2005, 08:17 AM

the later models (post 94) are harder, a lot more curves to stretch to, and harder to stitch the seams and make them sit dead-on the corners. there's a new material you might look at, made by AllTex I think, its an extra stretchy sport vinyl that will help contour much easier than standard vinyl or Ultra, if you can stand the texture. I use a commercial adhesive by 3M, but their retail 80 grade works very well in smaller applications.

**Grunmn** · 04-08-2005, 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by wkdspd

the later models (post 94) are harder, a lot more curves to stretch to, and harder to stitch the seams and make them sit dead-on the corners. there's a new material you might look at, made by AllTex I think, its an extra stretchy sport vinyl that will help contour much easier than standard vinyl or Ultra, if you can stand the texture. I use a commercial adhesive by 3M, but their retail 80 grade works very well in smaller applications.

Thanks, I'll look into it. Maybe I'll try wrapping it around the bottom piece under the steering wheel to see how it looks. With the bottom pieces I don't know how much stitching would be necessary. I would think you could just pull it around the pieces and then basically just glue on the back. It may be sloppy from behind, but when you pop the pieces back into place it should look good.

**cxpcman** · 04-09-2005, 02:08 AM

hi thnks for the replys i think the problem was that the vinyl is thick and cant stretch it that much .. somebody know where i can get a thinner one ....i also have one little question i dont know what to put in the vent at the top maybe i just gonna cover it all heheeh

**wkdspd** · 04-09-2005, 01:07 PM

yep you need a thin vinyl or one like I mentioned specifically madeto stretch. for the defrost vent, dontcut the whole thing out, use the billet aftermarket vent from an s-10.