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Old 10-04-2014, 06:10 AM
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Default Leather

I'm planning to glue new leather to my dashboard this weekend, and am looking for tips. The leather has been skived to thin it, and I have the recommended contact adhesive to fix it with. But I can't see how to get it around the elbows in the dash panel where the centre section drops down for the clock without getting a crease in it - it doesn't stretch like vinyl!
Any clever tips? Do other cars have a crease here? Does heat help (I doubt it), or wetting the leather?
All suggestions gratefully received!
Roger
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