Beetle dashboard SOLVED

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KDragon

Discussion Starter · Aug 9, 2012

So I don't like soft touch tacky crappy stuff

I thought about painting but I hate having a glare so I chose to wrap it in a suede like material.

Went to Joann fabrics and found a suitable material and some high temp. fabric glue. I only needed 24" and it was on sale (score

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Total: $17.some odd cents!

Here are some photos. Enjoy!

Center removed.

Center piece done.

Sides Done.

More.. because we all love looking at beetles...

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jakenney

· #2 · Aug 10, 2012

That's pretty cool - I like it. I imagine it will require vacuuming - be sure not to spray windshield cleaner directly on the inside of the windshield - it might do weird things to the fabric.

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fastdustin

· #3 · Aug 10, 2012

I had planed on doing the door panels and headliner in this material but never thought of doing the dash. Thats a great idea.

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JP

· #4 · Aug 10, 2012

That looks really good I like it a lot simple and cost affective

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KDragon

Discussion Starter · #5 · Aug 10, 2012

jakenney said:
That's pretty cool - I like it. I imagine it will require vacuuming - be sure not to spray windshield cleaner directly on the inside of the windshield - it might do weird things to the fabric.

I didn't think about that, that's a good point.

fastdustin said:
I had planed on doing the door panels and headliner in this material but never thought of doing the dash. Thats a great idea.

I plan to do a lot more like the doors/headliner too. This was my first try at something like this and it went well. Now to decide what next.

I am concerned with fading in the sun, only time will tell.

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