Alright I know we've talked about this several times but I'm ready to do it. So here's my question...I want to have the shiny, hard dash and I've been told I ca fiberglass or gelcoat it. As fiberglass would be harder know it would work. One thing I've got to keep in mind is I'm going to make a custom place for a screen mounted in the dash, relocate all the lil buttons, etc etc. Really custom. I'm not going to just leave the dash like it is. So I'm thinking this kind of rules out gelcoating. So it's now to fiberglass. What I want to do is start with the standard dash. Wrap it in aluminum foil (so hopefully I can just pull it right off). Then from what I've been told I can jsut mix the resin and hardener and pour it over the dash, let it dry and pour some more. But if that won't work I guess I'll have to cut the matte and put it on the dash and then take a paintbrush and 'paint' the resin on. Question: do you have to cut strips or could you take like a strip long as the dash and about 6 inches wide?
then after I get the dash glassed I TRY to pull it apart from the oem dash and then I have to do whatever custom design and molding for the screen and then I have to do some mad sanding on it so that I can get all the little fibers in me
actually I'm going to go ahead and stop here because FIRST I want to get the dash glassed and then I'll come back for more info.
If all this looks correct or if you have any suggestions on different ideas...please post. I could use all the help I can get. During my project I will take pictures and write tutorials and what not. Hopefully the weather will let me do it sooon. What are fiberglassing temperatures for best results?
Thanks in advance