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Re: [TR] TR3 dash recovering question

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Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 dash recovering question
From: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 06:26:09 -0700
On 9/11/10 4:29 AM, davewillner wrote:
> Looking for any direction, tips, or "been there done that" on recovering the
> dash vinyl. It seems to be almost impossible to remove the original vinyl at
> this point, haven't tried heat yet. I did tried peeling a spot with a razor
> and its extremely difficult, almost impossible. I'm also concerned about
> laying it on smoothly without any creases or bubbles, specifically around the
> center panel cut out...thanks for the help.
>    

My old vinyl was fairly easy to remove but when I looked at the complex 
curves I decided not to apply adhesive over everything and race the glue 
to to tight bubble free finish.  Instead I did the panel a little at a 
time, letting the adhesive completely set up before doing the next bit.  
Its been a while so I dont remember how long it took but I think it was 
most of a week of letting adhesive set up over night before proceeding 
on to the next part.

The project came out  really well and I think it would have been a 
disaster if I tried to do it all at once.

Teriann

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