Dashboard Repair

[@AshLilyNeko]

omg my man thank youuuu trying to repair my sienna's dash handed down from my parents, they never used protectant on it... thanks for making a video about how to do this cheaply for people who aren't trying to restore some fancy car and just want their stuff repaired and dont have a lot of cash. appreciate it a lot man

[@jkbenedict]

You rock! This is how it is done!!! The Bob Ross of How Restoration Should Be Done!

[@backyardengineering3686]

Wow Bob Ross, what a compliment . Thank you. I will have to remember to make some happy little trees on the next one

[@jkbenedict]

Ha! Seriously deserved. Spent all night rebuilding a Holley carb & replacing all of the braking system on my 69 Ford F100 -- now I can to this and get to the body work!

[@christianjagneaux1037]

Thank you, Jeff. I've been working on an old Volvo 240 dash. Everything I've tried looks like crap. This is very helpful. I will give it a shot.

[@mrlastname3065]

What makes 1 man proud, makes another man roll his eyes. Black doesn't hide a thing that's for sure. It ain't perfect but did you see it before he started. Besides the State Fair called and said "no more entries". Think you could do better? I'm a optimistic kind of guy. Having the patience or time to even attempt a dash fix, just isn't available for some. Kudos for making something, normally thrown away, live yet again. Question~ when a man, works with his hands- what tool is he using? Answer ~ his brain. His arms & hands are mearly extentions~ mFulmer

[@backyardengineering3686]

Thank you

[@lgarzza1]

great video, 2 years ago I restored my 1982 chevy c10 dash the same way, I just haven't painted it yet, was waiting for some body work to be done. what i like about your video is the way u used the roller for the texture, that was just awesome. thanks for video. I just restored the arm rests from my c10 truck, the vynil was coming off of the metal frame, I used gorilla glue and it worked great, I recommend it.

[@celticgypsy6067]

A better idea than the coat hangers would be a stainless steal mesh paper basket. Just cut the mesh off the basket and you can buy them in black. Great for the vent hole covers.😀

[@yunarukami6118]

Thanks :v ill do just that

[@67cudaksa34]

on the wire coat hanger, i used this idea before and to get them looking thicker, i used multiple layers of heat shrink tubing

[@johnferguson3026]

Have a 2001 Chevy S-10 that I am going to try this on. Very clever my friend! I bet you spent under 50 bucks and look at the results. WOW!!!

[@MAXTORRACER]

Wow man! Nice job! I have a 93 F-150 that has a single crack but it's huge. No way I was buying a new mat. Was actually thinking of stickers, lol. I'm gonna give this a shot!

[@backyardengineering3686]

good deal budd.. hope everything works well for ya. If you have any questions along the way just ask.....................

[@nancygottlieb1614]

You are a genius!! Thank you for this. Really informative!! You Rock. Thank you for tanking the time to film this. I learned a lot! Happy New Year!!

[@modaryasen8939]

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[@coburnlowman]

I'm impressed with this. At first I had some skepticism but it pulled off looking nice. You didn't mention what kind of calk besides saying house calk. It appeared clear when dry but was white when you put it on. Our old 86 F250 has a cracked up pad that I can't afford a lot of $$$$ to drop into it. I would like to know what kind of calking like latex , silicon , or just what works best. Thanks

[@backyardengineering3686]

Its just plane old Latex Caulk. I got the clear because its my preferance . you can use it on alot of prodjects and the white kind is a little more limmites ..... as far as cosmetics go any way

[@jw11432]

I would think rather than painting after filling the cracks and whatnot, that wrapping in a nice heavy-duty vinyl, perhaps marine grade, so that you get the texture and color, but also provides a smooth consistent surface. You could then also appropriately size the speaker grill "rods" and really make it a uniform piece if you rig up a vacuum form.

[@jthonn]

great idea, just go to a fabric store, buy the vinyl and use spray adhesive, would work for a headliner too, cool

[@rodgers6209]

Enjoyed this video so much I have saved it for future reference. Can you tell me what type calk you used? I can only see part of the label.

[@backyardengineering3686]

i think it was DAP brand

[@ceelonium]

I didn't know you could sand regular household Caulk. Also I'm reading online that caulk is not sandable and in my vague past experiences I recall having issues with clumping and creating alot of mess with trying to sand caulking. Otherwise this is the most promising DIY on the cheap dash fix - thanks for sharing

[@jthonn]

I did not see him sand the caulk?

[@theoriginalmungaman]

They make special fillers and textured paint specifically for dash repair.

[@zagor1453]

i just saved $ 367 i was going to order from LMC parts fro my 85 K5 great video thank you very much but we didnt get the see end of it ,,,do you have another video?? thanks again

[@jaggass]

The only way if you can't afford a new dashboard or other ones are hard to find. Did this get cracked by sun damage?

[@ronaldledgerton878]

Through my earbuds, you sounded like Elvis Presley. It wouldn't take you long and you'd be singing like him

[@505BOSE]

good work man, I'm gonna be doing my dash soon using some of your tips, lets see what i film

[@backyardengineering3686]

Awesome i look forward to seeing it budd

[@OldSkoolF]

Good effort....

[@kenanlindsay4566]

Ah the infamous third gen camaro dash these dash are always cracked I own a 91z28 bout to do a dash repair myself

[@CoverCatz]

Jeff I must say that was a great restore. Well done sir. For your speaker grills, I recommend a product called tool dip. It will fatten the rods up and as soon as it reaches the edges it will self level. Keep the faith and upload more vids.

[@DJ80s]

You could also just get the OEM vents that go into a 89-92 Firebird dash pad over the speakers and cut holes into the dash that they would fit into, rather than using coat hangers.

[@RobsAutoRestoration88]

Hi what kind of roller did you use to give the texture? Thanks

[@backyardengineering3686]

Just a normal paint 4 inch foam paint roller

[@backyardengineering3686]

it gets the bumpy texture from putting several layers on it

[@gaaabygaaabe]

Not expecting to get the answer I’d like to get, but I figured I’d at least ask. Would I be able to do this without removing the dashboard? I want to restore the dash on my daily driver, but the way Chevy designed mine, you have to plug the gauge cluster into the dash itself. Meaning, I couldn’t take the dash out and just zip tie everything up for a couple of days. I’d have to restore the dash in-car. Thanks in advance

[@backyardengineering3686]

Without getting caulk, paint or scratches on your windshield..... probably not .. sorry

[@vegascarman]

Did you show how u did screen underside

[@grabacr1251]

How has it held up ?

[@jerryjohnson2225]

WHAT DID YOU USE TO CUT THE VINYL WITH?

[@backyardengineering3686]

Its in the update Mr James ,, unfortunately you cant see the screen material in the video.. it dosnt show up through the camera... bummer

[@drejackson1000]

Bondo?

[@backyardengineering3686]

absolutely no bondo my friend its too rigid

[@jkbenedict]

Oh - update "The Joy of Restoration - With Backyard Engineering"

[@imsgoalie1]

Go ahead and buy the aftermarket, lol. Cheers on the effort and restoration/preservation ethic behind it. The results though...

[@andybodnar6285]

😳🤣🤣

[@clavenbeth123]

🙁

[@danielerusso9797]

Che schifezza e lavor....eeeeeeeee...brrrrrrrrrr

[@martinaltieri2352]

horrible

[@tomc303]

ITS AWFULL, HOW MUTCH DID IT COST, COME ON NOW!!!! THIS IS A JOKE!!!! RIGHT