Glassing-up dashboard instrument holes
Discussion
I want to reposition the instruments in my fibreglass dashboard... I plan to glass-up the existing holes using resin and mat. I thought to lay mat on the back side of the dash, then build the holes up from the front side by laying multiple circular pieces of mat with resin between each layer, so as to laminate. Once the layers in the hole are just coming up flush to the top surface, then lay a sheet of mat over the top. Sound good? I'll be making the new holes in very similar positions to the old, but fixing some alignment issues that were bugging me (and fitting period Lucas toggles in place of the ugly rockers that were previously fitted).
blitzracing said:
If you dont want to metal plate it, I'd laminate from behind as you suggest, but don't fill the holes quite to the top with mat, but finish off with body filler as you can sand this smooth, unlike mat / tissue.
Just what I was thinking today. I've glassed-up from the back (couple of sheets of mat) and cut some mat to fit in the holes from the front and glassed those in as well. Now there's about a 2mm step between the glassed-up holes and the gelcoat surface on the front of the dash which I was thinking of skimming with Plastic Padding filler to form a smooth flush surface. The only thing I was thinking is would the filler crack or crumble away when I drill through it with the hole saw to create the new holes?Gassing Station | Kit Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff