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Originally Posted by flaflier
I am getting ready to recover my dashboard in leather (2.6 oz, 1-1.2mm thick), and have a few questions for discussion:
1. Do I cover it in 2 steps, the flat parts first, let it dry, then work the curves (glovebox, steering opening, end curves)? Or do I try to do it all in 1 session?
2. What method works best for forming the leather to the curves? Heat? wetforming? I am a little lost here. Mainly for the glovebox lip.
3. I have searched a few threads for the best glue (contact), but are there any better options, or stick with a quality contact cement (and the impending high)?
Thanks,
Jim
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FWIW, The 289's used leather, the 427's used vinyl on the dash. Use a high quality spray contact cement. Spray both surfaces and let it dry a minute before putting the material in place. Work from the center out. When ready to work material around curved sections, you can then spray the back of the dash to hold the material on the 'back' of the curves. BTW you shouldn't need so much cement that it gives you a high :-)
Heat can be used on vinyl but NOT leather. Water can sometimes be used on leather, but you better know what you're doing. On a dash, there shouldn't be a need for water. Be careful with the relief cuts for the gauge holes.