Anyway... I've repaired car bumpers before using a kit that comes with a two part epoxy, that looks like body filler but is designed to adhere to plastic, and remain somewhat flexible under varying temperatures. So here was my process. |
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Now mix equal parts of the epoxy together, and work it into the cracks. Try to keep this first application level with the dash so you won't have to sand too much to smooth it out. This next part is very important. You need to reinforce the patch with the fiberglass mesh that comes with the repair kit. If you don't, the cracks will come back very quickly. I tested this theory on the first crack, and two days later the dash cracked again right at the repair. So now that we have the main cracks filled and sanded more or less flush, we will apply the fiberglass mesh over our repairs, and apply another layer of the epoxy over the mesh, and this time spread it a bit further away from the crack giving you more room to feather the edges, and not expose the fiberglass mesh. |
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Here is the completed dash. It's not perfect because the original dash did have some warping. The only way to have made it perfect would have been to replace the entire dash, which wasn't something I wanted to mess with. |