Early 911 912 Dashboard Restoration Part-1 Video 67

[@arthrmr]

Mike, you are the Bob Ross off automotive restorations. Love it!

[@MikesRestorations]

Thanks Arthur Bob was quite a guy..I appreciate the compliment

[@BrianMiller]

Glad to know I am not the only one to use resin to save old fiberboard and horsehair pieces.

[@MikesRestorations]

Works great!

[@danwood1047]

Another great video, Mike. Keep 'em coming. I've suggested your videos to my brother who is restoring a beautiful '68 Mustang California Special.

[@MikesRestorations]

Hello Dan thanks 68 California special is a beautiful car!!

[@americanix7951]

Hello Mike I think you could use a foam backed headliner to cover the horse hair, it is a little more dense than regular foam. Cheers .

[@MikesRestorations]

Hello Americanix Thats a great idea! I love that stuff.. its plenty sticky and supple.. not sure how it would make the two complex inside radiuses but would be nice to try and experiment with thicknesses. Thanks for the excellent suggestion!

[@americanix7951]

@@MikesRestorations It does stretch in all direction and the material was used extensively by GM so very available. The fabric could be black,, red, blue, but the foam is usually dark grey.

[@mooney0086]

Their coming thick and fast these videos now Mike. Keep them coming.

[@MikesRestorations]

Hi Mooney.. Isolation works great for cabinet makers restoring cars! Will keep them coming.. finally had some time to get some things done!

[@Djappe93]

Hi Mike! Great job! Another method I found to restore or 'conserve' the horsehair pads is to spray them with a liquid natural latex. Which is normally used for making gypsum casting moulds. I used this technique on my BMW 2002 Touring's seats pads and they look just like new! Keep making these great videos, thanks.

[@oscillon]

Jasper Demeulemeester does that allow for flexibility? I am going to restore my original sound pad from my engine compartment and it needs the horsehair stabilized, but also needs to be flexible.

[@MikesRestorations]

Hello Jasper Thanks for the tip! I think that would be a good option as well

[@Rob_77]

Fantastic job as usual Mike. Was really interesting seeing what the dash was made of. I love how you explain everything both good and bad. It really shows how much work is involved in doing things properly. P.S. Car in phone booth comment made me chuckle, lol. Rob.

[@MikesRestorations]

Thanks Rob So far two weeks and still working on those parts .. The main dash is unbelievably difficult!

[@quicktastic]

I love to see Mike stop by and give Ron a hand with his Fiero.

[@MikesRestorations]

Sounds like fun!

[@quicktastic]

@@MikesRestorations Ha. That guy has done a heck of a job with thing. Not sure if you know what I'm referring to or not. Not the level of what you are doing, but learning as he goes :). Have a great day Mike.

[@gaijinsumo]

Thanks Mike. Great video as always. My '67 dash is in pretty good shape, as I might have mentioned before, but the vinyl is coming out of its tuck in the over-dash section. You told me a few months ago '67 dashes could be removed without taking the windscreen out and that you would be doing these videos. Very much appreciated! I think I only need to tuck the vinyl back in but wasn't sure how to do that well. Looking forward to your next installment so I can figure out what is needed on my car.

[@MikesRestorations]

Hello John Shouldn't be a problem..The second video should open that up better for you.. Just need to remove the steering wheel to get it out and there are only two nuts to access from the truck area under dash to remove Pull low and straight back and she'll pop right out. Also the face has some press in style retainer clips. Ill be sure to include a look at those in part 2 Installing the dash is still few weeks off

[@andershallberg6668]

Fantastic restoration work Mike! What you are referring to as horse hair is in fact a plant based substitute. Made of fibres from finely shreded and dried palm leaves and mainly used as upholstery in furniture and bed mattresses. If you want to know all I know about the product, I can also inform you that Algeria was a main source for the European market and if a batch was not sufficiently disinfected properly, it would carry a load of chigger (mites?) that spread in homes. And no, I haven't the slightest idea of what the english name of the product is, but if we are lucky someone here could maybe assist us.

[@MikesRestorations]

Hello Anders You are quite knowledgable on this subject! Thanks for the information... Yes another viewer mentioned it as Coir and has the attributes you are talking about..Ginger or coconut ..I just refer to it as horse hair but its definitely not animal..more of an organic composite of the materials you mention. Hope I don't have any chiggers in there!!=)

[@guzf344]

Great video Mike!

[@MikesRestorations]

Thanks Gary!

[@DoubleRRestorations]

Awesome work Mike. I love the fact that your so detailed and the shop is very clean. That's how I like to work as well. Have you thought about using SPI epoxy in place of the Por? It can also be brushed, will fill in any pits and sands very well. I used to use the Por until I found SPI. Great video, looking forward to part 2.

[@MikesRestorations]

Hello Russell Thanks I haven't tried SPI epoxy yet but will give it a try on your recommendation If it sands up nice that would be s great tool! Keep up the great work!!

[@jackiexu9898]

Real nice job mike!

[@MikesRestorations]

Thanks Jackie!

[@kevinhunt8863]

Mike, check out some Eva foam vids as it might come in handy for the re shaping!

[@MikesRestorations]

Hello Kevin will do! Thanks for sharing the suggestion!

[@emmalocascio8087]

hi mike where can I buy the black vinyl for dashboard in Europe?

[@MikesRestorations]

Hello Emma You would be able to purchase the correct materials thru Autos International here in the US and they will ship to you. They ship to Europe! Here is the link : www.porschetopsandinteriors.net Just reach out to they either by phone or email and they will get you what you need. Good Luck!

[@eljimberinoq5518]

Hi - if I have an all foam, non-horse hair dashboard, is it not original and therefore not worth restoring? Thanks

[@MikesRestorations]

hello eljimberino What year and model is your car?

[@eljimberinoq5518]

Mike’s Restorations 1969 912 cheers

[@Dundertaker1]

What blast media? Glass or aluminum oxide?

[@MikesRestorations]

Hello Dan Using 80 grit glass bead

[@fgjf1079]

For the POR15, I thought it was best for the surface rust to not be removed. I thought POR15 was formulated to perform best when brushed right onto surface rust?

[@MikesRestorations]

Hello fg This is a good point you are bringing up. POR stands for paint over rust..Its an incredible coating and tough as nails. It can be applied over light rust if proper prep work has been done first but it works best as a primer/sealer on fresh clean sandblasted metal for best results. In the real world its not possible to get some rusted areas completely clean without total disassembly and restoration. POR 15 in that case will definably help in slowing down the rusting situation and will stick to rust if surface is prepared properly. In all cases its always best if possible to remove any rust before covering

[@fgjf1079]

Mike’s Restorations Hi Mike, That makes total sense. Plus, realistically speaking, I would much rather buy a car with no rust under the POR15, than a car with. Thanks, and keep up the good work. P.S.- I had no idea POR stood for Paint Over Rust. I just learned something new!