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Re: glove box door restoration. [Re: 67vertman] #3242740 07/06/24 08:04 PM 07/06/24 08:04 PM
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67vertman OP master 6 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 5,206 Star Idaho	Filled with high density foam. I tried two methods for filling the gaps. Spay the foam on a piece of hard plastic and the spread it with a squeegee (poor results) and direct spraying into the cracks (better) Since may cracks were small, I barely pulled the trigger to control the amount of foam. My Monster are real! Living within your means makes life pretty easy.

Re: glove box door restoration. [Re: 67vertman] #3242741 07/06/24 08:09 PM 07/06/24 08:09 PM
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67vertman OP master 6 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 5,206 Star Idaho	After drying for four hours. I used a cooping saw to remove the excess foam and then sanded it with 120 grit foam sanding block until smooth. Next comes filling in the areas with Bondo.....on another day. My Monster are real! Living within your means makes life pretty easy.

Re: glove box door restoration. [Re: 67vertman] #3242768 07/06/24 10:18 PM 07/06/24 10:18 PM
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topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,388 A collage of whims	I was wondering how that was coming along...and the dash looks nice ! I'm also wondering if bondo is the best for the door, because it'll cure hard, not flexible...

Re: glove box door restoration. [Re: topside] #3242783 07/06/24 11:34 PM 07/06/24 11:34 PM
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67vertman OP master 6 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 5,206 Star Idaho	Originally Posted by topside I was wondering how that was coming along...and the dash looks nice ! I'm also wondering if bondo is the best for the door, because it'll cure hard, not flexible... Thanks, it has been a good learning experience. I agree the bondo is going to be hard. But all the videos and reading I have done suggest it and they used it. So we will see. They do make a plastic bondo Still trying to decide if I use it or go with what I already have on hand, https://www.amazon.com/Polyvance-2050-9-Padded-Dash-Filler/dp/B0002JKE6Y My Monster are real! Living within your means makes life pretty easy.

Re: glove box door restoration. [Re: 67vertman] #3242823 07/07/24 11:43 AM 07/07/24 11:43 AM
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moparx "Butt Crack Bob" Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 20,167 north of coder	as i know virtually nothing about "body work", i think i would use the bondo recommended for plastic. my thoughts on this is, regular bondo would not expand and contract the same as the glove box door, thus breaking the bond between the repair and causing cracks to re-form. how long this would take to happen, i don't have a clue. the bondo for plastic should share the characteristics of the glove box door material much better, making for a longer lasting repair. just my thoughts on this matter. your mileage will vary.

Re: glove box door restoration. [Re: moparx] #3242857 07/07/24 04:35 PM 07/07/24 04:35 PM
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67vertman OP master 6 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 5,206 Star Idaho	Originally Posted by moparx as i know virtually nothing about "body work", i think i would use the bondo recommended for plastic. my thoughts on this is, regular bondo would not expand and contract the same as the glove box door, thus breaking the bond between the repair and causing cracks to re-form. how long this would take to happen, i don't have a clue. the bondo for plastic should share the characteristics of the glove box door material much better, making for a longer lasting repair. just my thoughts on this matter. your mileage will vary. After sleeping on it, and thinking the same thing. I ordered the plastic bondo and prep adhesive, the bondo maker recommends. It is going to set me back a week waiting for it to arrive (as no one around my area has it). I am happy I went with the spray foam as it has give in it like the original foam. Like I said, this has been a good learning experience so I am open to all comments and suggestion. My Monster are real! Living within your means makes life pretty easy.

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