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Old 05-06-2009, 05:13 PM   #31
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Old 05-06-2009, 05:43 PM   #33
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How does this stand up to elbows? Does it rub off after a long time? My door panels need attention, since my attempt at upholstery is beginning to fail.

I didnt keep the car for more than 6 months after I did it but it held up fine for then. It kinda feels like suede so yea it feels fine on your elbows
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Yeahh I'm pretty sure they do they make all diffrent colors just make sure to get the blue adhesive too. I used body filler because it's readily available and because it's pretty much fiberglass.
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Old 05-07-2009, 08:33 AM   #35
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I would love to hear a good testament to its durability. The dash looks great in the picture so you definitely get props for that. Can you comment on cleaning? Dirt attraction? Any concerns that the finish will be damaged during install/removal? I've never even heard of this stuff.

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just a warning, bondo will not keep the cracks from showing. eventually the bondo will split too.
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Old 05-07-2009, 02:45 PM   #37
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my question is can it be done with the dash in the car still?
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Old 05-07-2009, 02:47 PM   #38
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my question is can it be done with the dash in the car still?
maybe if you worked fast enough, and had a paint brush small enough to paint the adhesive onto the top part of the dash...

but i'd rather take it out
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Old 05-07-2009, 02:48 PM   #39
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my question is can it be done with the dash in the car still?
You'd have fibers everywhere.

Just doesn't make sense to do it like that. Takes like 15 min max to take out a dash.
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Im wondering how cool it would be to guy the adhesive in one color, and flock in another.

Example: Blue adhesive, Black Flock

Wonder if anyone has tried it yet.
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I would love to hear a good testament to its durability. The dash looks great in the picture so you definitely get props for that. Can you comment on cleaning? Dirt attraction? Any concerns that the finish will be damaged during install/removal? I've never even heard of this stuff.

Good info
I would really love to answer your questions, but I haven't even installed the dash I'm still trying to figure out an electrical problem. But the WRC guys use the same process I believe so I'm assuming it's pretty durable.

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my question is can it be done with the dash in the car still?
No you will more than likely get adhesive all over the window, and if you take your time putting it on nice and neat the flock won't stick.

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Im wondering how cool it would be to guy the adhesive in one color, and flock in another.

Example: Blue adhesive, Black Flock

Wonder if anyone has tried it yet.
I was thinking that too I wonder if it would be like a chameleon color !
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just a warning, bondo will not keep the cracks from showing. eventually the bondo will split too.
how do you know ? Have you ever bondo'd your dashboard amd seen it crack.
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Old 05-09-2009, 02:13 PM   #43
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Old 05-09-2009, 02:57 PM   #44
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This should be the new process for saving dashes! Someone is going to start snapping all of them up and start selling flocked dashes.
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Old 05-09-2009, 06:51 PM   #45
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This should be the new process for saving dashes! Someone is going to start snapping all of them up and start selling flocked dashes.
I already started haha if you're too scared to do it on your own or don't feel like doing it your self $100 bucks will get er done for you + shipping haha
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Old 08-26-2009, 04:44 PM   #46
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what grit sand paper did you use to sand down the bondo/dash?
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Old 08-26-2009, 04:50 PM   #47
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so is there an actually kit to bu or do you have to piece all the things you need from the website. Id really like to do this to my car.
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Old 01-12-2011, 06:45 PM   #50
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I've been preaching about flock for years, cheap and works great. People have been flocking dashes in race cars for god knows how long, it gets rid of the glare you can get from sun light hitting a factory vinyl dash.

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Just wanted to know if the bondo held up?? I wanna do this but still searching for whats best to use to fix the cracks.
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Old 12-10-2012, 08:16 PM   #52
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sorry to bring this back up but im really interested and im trying to figure everything out before I buy everything. I know you used the mini flocker from your post and I get how that works, but how did you do the adhesive? it says not to do it in sections so did you spread glue over the entire dash and then blow the fibers on as fast as you could? or did you have success doing like a square foot at a time? if you could get back to me id appreciate it. thanks!
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First off i have never done this process but i do know that op should have not used bondo since it doesnt flex at all which will cause cracks in the future.

I would recommend the same thing i use to repair a plastic bumper which is lord fusor 602 or even 3m panel bond which works great for a variety of repairs.

He also mentioned he used a paint roller to apply glue before doing the flocking.


As far as sanding goes i think i will stop at 220 grit just so the glue can grab onto the dash well but like i said i never done this but i have done many other similar things.
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Old 12-11-2012, 09:40 AM   #54
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I would love to hear a good testament to its durability.
Same here. Everytime i have heard about this flocking method or seen a dash flocked, it turned out to last from 1 to 12 months. Then it falls appart. Not all at the same time of course, but you get holes.


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my question is can it be done with the dash in the car still?
Simply put, no. No room to clean and apply the glue, nor spray the flocks.

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But the WRC guys use the same process I believe so I'm assuming it's pretty durable.
The WRC guys dont care if the flocking sticks for more than a couple of days. Even then, although they DO use flocked dash, they do it the only way that resist time : they put a device to generate a huge static positive field behind the dash, then put glue on it, negatively charge the flock and then spray it with a real sprayer. That costs a ton of money and a half.


TBH i would have already gone the cheap way with my S13 if it really was a matter of 10mins to remove the dash and put it back. Even if it was a 1hour matter. I dont care if i have to redo it every 6 months, or if it starts to fall appart, as long as there is no glare.

Problem is, it is not at all. Maybe on an already stripped out car...
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