Sticky dash fix

[big_boz]

Decided to get off my back side and go sort out my sticky dash. Had a kit from the Ozzy company that sells the fix for a while, ordered some of the foam brushes seen in the demo video from Amazon for £3, and some grey sugru to fix a few dinks. Think the kit was about £40 delivered.

 

My dash is only really sticky down near the windscreen and then there is discoloration above the head unit where the jap owner must have had something stuck to the dash, so not too bad but shiny enough to warrant a dash mat to prevent reflection.

 

I have so far used the initial cleaning fluid, I did a full pass of the whole dash, then another pass over the more sticky area, it's pretty good and with a universal blue cloth from the supermarket it did remove all the stuff stuck to the dash, I would suggest I probably have enough to do it all again which I may well do before I apply the top layer.

 

Currently I have the sugru drying (overnight) where I have filled some scratches and dinks.

 

So tomorrow il probably clean the whole dash again, mask up and apply the top coat.

 

[big_boz]

Finished the job today, super easy and the results are excellent 👌 

 

I gave the whole dash another once over with the cleaning spray, this dealt with the very bottom of the dash being slightly tacky still.

 

Then I dove straight in with the top coat. Initial brown trousers as the top coat is MUCH darker when it goes on, but thankfully it dries almost to a perfect colour match to the OEM grey.

 

It covered my light grey sugru repairs with 2 coats, and over the corse of the day I went back and gave the whole thing a Second pass and used a small paint brush (water colour brush) to get right into the corners and deal with the edges. I have a very steady hand so you might want to mask up but I couldn't be bothered.

 

It looks absolutely perfect, back to a Matt finish and a uniform colour everywhere. If you are tempted and have a sticky dash I can't recommend this gear enough it's very simple and the results are super. 

 

Il give it a few days and possibly may give it another once over with the top coat.

Edited November 5 by big_boz

[Michael Brown]

Well done in sorting out the problem you had, but, sorry what is sugru ?

[big_boz]

8 hours ago, Michael Brown said:

Well done in sorting out the problem you had, but, sorry what is sugru ?

Sugru is a universal putty for fixing stuff, if you Google it it's available on Amazon.

 

It's a bit like blue tac but when it dries it's a kind of rubbery plastic, ideal for fixing dashboards.

 

I have used it for all sorts over the years.