ok i got 5or 6 so illpost 2 and if you want to see them all do you want them e mailedor should i post them::i used the leatherque i got in mail 2 days ago---i backed toe holes up with strips of a business card and cleaned all the foam off of the speaker hole backing and super glued the card to the inside of the speaker holes then thin coats of leatherique- i havent sanded do its still rough---then ill die the entire parts-usually get a perfect match--let me know if you want to see more----carl----

 

carls #2 dash repair---73 vette---------dash pad speaker hole repair w/ leatherque----

 

carls 73 map pocket repair w/ leatherique-----had to put in a foam filler in the lower left side where it sits on the console acess plate gluded it in and im in process of fillin with the leatherique--still got to sand recoat the paint/dye----also i can flip it over (the dash pad a0so you can see the plastic card i bonded) let me know ---carl-----

 

Carl

Yes George is the owner along with his wife who you probably spoke to.

You will need to reinforce the backside of the holes as I don't think there is any thing that could glue that small of a cross section of vinyl together for very long. You will need to go out several holes on each side of the tear and carefully cut the foam backing out and scrape it off of the vinyl. Then you will need to glue a backing piece to the backside of the vinyl. I used styrene and locktite "Stick 'n Seal". Whatever you use for a backing test drill a hole to make sure you get a clean hole. I used a spring clamp and two laminate samples wrapped in wax paper to clamp it together. After the glue dries (@24hrs) use the gap filler to fill the crack and wait another 24 hours. Lightly wet sand the gap filler and drill out the holes with a 7/64 drill bit. Use a new sharp drill bit and make sure you use light preasure to "drill" through the backing piece. This works fine if the vinyl around the crack is not too brittle. Mine was very brittle and I ended up making some new cracks during the drilling. So I carefully removed the patch, cut out the foam under the entire area of grill and reinforced the whole shebang. Since I'm **** and for preventative measures I did the other side too. I just finished drilling out the 1102 holes last night. I will post pictures of the completed patch this evening, and finished picures after I air brush the dye on.

db

 

Carl,

You posted while I was typing. Looks really good. I really like the gap filler and also did several areas on my lower dash pad.

db

 

i was just about to post that -- i backed it up with plastic---cleaned it first got all the foam off and all the glue down to the vinal ,then bonded the plastic making sure i overlaped it to good strong hole area---see photo--- owe it all to you man! if i can ever help ya just hollar!!-what do ya think????----

 

sorry i posted the wrong photo ,,here is the underneath of dash pad reinforcement for speaked holes------ i need a tip-- pad is tight gettin out---when i reinstall---WHAT IS THE BEST WAT TO GET IN IN WITHOUT TOO MUCH BENDING-I DONT WANNA FLEX ANYTHING THAT MAY CAUSE CRACKING AFTER THIS WORK AND DYE/PAINT???? SHOULD I WARM IT UP REAL GOOD?? I HAVE A PROPANE REDDY HEATER OR I COULD PLACE IT OVER THE DUCT IN THE HOUSE WITH A TENT LIKE TOWL OVER IT TO HEAT IT UP SO IT MAY FLEX---WHAT DO YOU THINK?????-DUDE WE ARE RIGHT ON THE SAME PAGE AS EACH OTHER HERE!! I WAS UP LATE SCRAPING AND CLEANING THE SPEAKER HOLE BACK!!!! MAKE SURE YOU POST SOME PHOTOS AND THANK YOU AND-GEORGE FOR HELPING WITH THIS ISSUE---I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO DO THIS FOR 4 YRS BUT PUT IT OFF WHEN SOMEONE SAID IT WASNT POSSIBLE HERE--- I HOPE THE LEATHERIQUE IS NOT REAL BRITTLE ,, WHEN I REINSTALL I DONT IT TO ''CRACK UP'' I HOPE GEORGE GAVE IT SOME ''FLEX AGENT'' --