Mine has a few cracks in it. Found some instructions on the subject...

http://www.urethanesupply.com/Repair-Cracked-Dashboard/

Any opinions or advice on doing something like this?

What's the worst that can happen, right? Go for it.

If it don't work, oh well, send it out.

Thanks for the link, saved it.

I have used a very similar system. It is not as easy as they make it look. Think about how flat a body panel has to be. The dash pad will look good as long as your prep work is spot on.

I would think fixing a hole would be MUCH simpler than fixing a crack. With the curling you get at the edges of a crack, I would like to see how this method would address that.

Back in the 80's I knew a guy who was on call at the dealer I worked at, he was amazing. He fixed a huge gash in the dash of my friends '73 Road Runner in less then 10 minutes flat.

Filled it, textured and paint matched it in 10 min or less. Was the most amazing bit of work I have ever seen and we could not find the repair. Mind you the pad was still IN THE CAR. I happened to stop by to pickup tools from my box and mentioned the dash to him.

When the edges are curled up you cut the edges back until you have solid material to work with it. Someone that does this on a regular basis are like artist. Some systems are better than others.Find an old pad and practice some before you do yours.

I'm reading this and thinking ... you have a textured pad BUT the fillers are sanded smooth. Then you spray a texture over that. Theoretically the end result will be a finer texture over the repair and a coarser texture over the original.

Here is a pic of an original pad. You can see the difference in the texture of the vinyl. I believe a light sanding would have made the repaired dash look more original but it still wouldn't look like this one.

Also, the pads look entirely different colors in the pics but the Dupont vinyl paint used on the dash in the first pic was a dead on match. The little vent to the right wasn't painted. The first pic may have been taken with a flash.
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I think if both photos were taken under the same lighting conditions they'd appear to be a better match. The flash is eliminating any shadows so there appears to be very little texture. Nice job though. Too bad someone doesn't make a vinyl seat repair product that works as good !!