The material was a quality, UV resistant vinyl with a leather pattern. I live in Phoenix, I asked for something that could stand up to our summer weather and this is what they recommended. It's made for outdoor patio furniture.
I was replacing my windshield so it was a good time to remove the dash to work on it. I don't think I could do this job with the dash in the car.
I did have to peel off the existing layer of vinyl on the dash but it came right off. Underneath is a thin layer of gray foam that was perfect for gluing new material to. I had to fill in the one crack I had, I used JB weld and then sanded that down. Gluing the new material to the dash wasn't hard. I started on the top of the dash and then just kept working my way down the front of the dash face.
I simply draped the material over the dash and kept applying glue with a brush as I went. I did not cut out a pattern of material to work with, I just had one piece and worked my way around the dash frame. The material was very easy to work with/stretch/manipulate.
The defroster vents in the top of the dash are covered with the finishing panel from Classic9Leathershop. The dash isn't perfect, it has a couple of flaws but they're almost impossible to see. It turned out better than I thought it would and I'm thrilled that it's held up, I recovered it seven years ago. I keep it clean, I use a sunshield when parked outside and I have a dash cover.
My advice to anyone that wants to try this is to buy some some material and practice gluing it to a contoured/compound surface. Don't go cheap on the material and use the Weldwood adhesive, it's what the professionals use. Here's a few more pics, anyone can do this. My next project is to recover the seats, I hear Only944 has the best replacement covers.
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