Pics of my fiberglassed dash

[zippeay]

Here's some pics of my dash fiberglassed, I didn't paint it base clear because I figured everyone is doing it so I'd be different and make it nice and clean looking

[zippeay]

heres the other side, I know I have red seats but not for long I'm redoing them, they're Tenzo R's but I'm covering them to match the rest of the interior

[thewoahna]

Wow, nice job!

[1PhatCX]

that looks really good man
thats all 100% fiberglass?

[zippeay]

No I covered the dash with fiberglass resin, then sanded it smooth and painted it. I also shaved the side vents on the top. Theres a lot more to it than that but that's the simple version.

[GScivic7]

those pics don't seem to do it justice. get some close ups in better lighting, i wanna see how smooth and shiny that thing is

[zippeay]

Its not shiny, I painted it with flat paint so it would match the rest of the vinyl in my car, I'll try and take some more pics when I get a chance

[henry matyjewicz]

i've been asking around if that was possible and got no response. do you think you could post the process in detail, and pics if possible. that would really help me out.

[zippeay]

Well I'm doing a friends MK4 jetta dash right now so I'll try and take pics if I remember but its mostly done already so it won't be like a step by step. Here I'll tell you real quick
Take the dash out of the car and take all the guages and vents and stuff out
Clean it real good with wax and grease remover
sand it really good with 180 grit sand paper
Take a milk jug and cut the bottom off it so you can use it to pour the fiberglass resin all over the dash
Keep putting coats of resin until its hard enough that it won't flex when you push on the dash
Sand the resin smooth and any imperfections fill in with bondo or light weight filler
Prime with high build primer and sand with 400 grit and paint
Got it??? Its not that hard just really time consuming
O and you have to either sand or get a dremel and route out all the holes where the vents and gauges go so they will fit right
Have fun its not easy though and it takes a lot of time, good luck

[zippeay]

One more thing you probably need at least 4 -5 coats if not more to make it hard enough so it won't crack

[90EX]

It looks good. How many hours did it take?

[zippeay]

I'm not really sure I worked on it on and off the whole thing took 3 weeks but that's because I'm doing a million other things at the same time. I'm guessing probably 15 hours mabey more??? Thanks I'm glad most of you like it, I was kinda worried that no one would like it because most people like the whole shiny fiberglass look. I too like that but just trying to be a little different thats all

[TheNotoriousMogg]

Looking good nick, its nice...hey hit me up, man I am on the global or just darrell.mogg@elmendorf.af.mil

[zippeay]

Will do

[henry matyjewicz]

thanks zippeay. just let me know when those pics come.