hey guys, so do i leave the vynal on the top of the dash when i lay the tweed over? what kind of glue do i use? do i lay glue down as i go along and pull it tight? please help me out and walk me through this process, imjust starting out with my top dash piece...thanx!
you can tweed over it but if you ever wanna take it off the vinyl will be pretty much ruined
use high temp spray adhesive and id probably only do half of it at a time....read the directions on the back of the high temp spray adhesive and you will figure out how to do it
[you can get it from yourautotrim.com or wal mart or checkers or pep boys or whatever
It might be easier to just take it and have it done. I know your prolly like everyone else and want to do everything yourself, and im the same way, but thats something thats really noticeable and all imperfections will be noticed. Im having mine done in about two weeks. The place is charging me $55 to do the top of my dash and then the airbag seperately.
tweed is soooo easy to work with...theres no reason no tto do it yourself
whats it exactly called theres a few? thanx! the spray i am talking about!
look at yourautotrim.com and get the kind they have
high temp spray adhesive
3M Super77 worked great for my dash in tweed, and my headliner in felt. i also used it for my armrests and visors. works quite well. i tie the edged down with hot glue or liquid nails depending on the project
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dont use too much though or it will soak through the tweed and you will be able to see it
Do NOT get the insta-bond spray adhesive from yourautotrim. It isn't very good. It doesn't stick very well to surfaces~ it comes lose. The best spray adhesive I have used is the 3M you can purchase from Wal-Mart-- it's in a white can in the automotive's department.
To do your dash- leave the vynal on it. Lay the tweed down section by section and spray the glue as you lay each section down. The 3M adhesive spray doesn't soak through as easy as other stuff we've used. Depending on the color of the tweed~ you're going to have to watch the amounts of glue you use. If it soaks through on grey/charcoal, you're okay because it's barely noticeable.
If you're confident that you can do it yourself, then try on something a little smaller. Tweed is rather easy to fool with. If you mess up, you can always take it off and try again.
~ *_(Samantha)_ *~ wrote:The 3M adhesive spray doesn't soak through as easy as other stuff we've used.
I have only one thing to add here... make sure you follow the directions on the can when you use it. They state to allow the glue time to get tacky before laying anything together. This will help prevent any "soak-through."
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i did my air bag cover and it looks perfect, i grabbed the 3m @!#$ from wal mart and went ahead and used that....when doint he main top dash piece do i wanna use one big piece cuz i have like 5 square yards of black/grey tweed that i got from wal mart on discount....please let me know so i can get started....tahnx guys!
Use one large piece.
When Samantha said to lay it "one piece at a time," this means to put glue on about 3'² of your dash, and laying that portion of one large piece of tweed. Then, put down more glue, lay down your tweed. Rinse and repeat as necessary.
(don't actually rinse, please...)
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whats the rinse mean? i just got my arm rest done...that looks awesome too, thank you guys for all your help!
