Dashboard Covering

[mickmate]

Hey Jim, I lay the dash covering out on a bench cut close to the shape and size. I use the sharpie to locate a couple of guage holes for alignment. Once the dash is laid out flat on the bench I duct tape all the edges down to hold them flat. Then I put the Weldwood to both the dash and the cover with a chip brush and let it dry. I brush the cover first as the dash drys faster being sheet metal. Then I lower the dash against the cover using the gauge holes to align it. Having done the biggest part of the dash I make sure I have about 3/4" all around and trim if necessary and Weldwood all the edges of cover and dash and go around them a piece at a time pulling and folding once they're dry. Check gauge hole clearance. Some are cut with an exacto from the front, others need a pie cut on all the holes and all the little triangles gluing back depending on the gauge/hole clearance.