A cracked dashboard indicates a structural issue beyond the abilities of a standard leather or vinyl filler. Most dashes are made of either rigid ABS plastic or vinyl laminated to a thick foam pad. A flexible epoxy is needed (see instructions below), but this is still a challenging repair and one we always declined.
Instead we recommend installing a vacuum-molded dash cap. This video below demonstrates. If you can’t find the right shade, we can customize the color or you might be able to find it elsewhere online.
If you dare to repair, use SEM Problem Plastic Epoxy and this process:
- Trim / shave away any lifting edges.
- Fill the crack a little high with the epoxy and smooth with a card.
- Allow to cure for an hour.
- Sand evenly with 220 grit wet-or-dry.
- Repeat until a level surface is achieved.
- Polish with 500 grit wet-or-dry sandpaper.
- Texturize. This epoxy does not emboss well in its uncured state, and sanding may remove your efforts. The easiest is to apply a spray grain. Tiny dots of super glue, patted and dispersed with a paper towel, catalyzed with baking soda, and then sanded can also impart texture as demonstrated here. Follow with the spray grain for best results.
- Let each coat of spray grain dry for at least 10 minutes before applying another. Thin coats are better. Gently polish with 500 grit.
- Apply color.
Rub ‘n Restore® colors dry with a low luster finish on their own, which is recommended for broad, glaring surfaces like a dashboard. Our colors do not need to be sealed.
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Great tutorail. I just restored my dashboard crack following these instructions and those found here: https://www.youcanic.com/post/restore-fix-cracked-dashboard
Date: 11-18-2021 (Thursday)
Looking for a way to fix a recent Crack my Dashboard – 1994 Lincoln Mark VIII (Black/Black) Need some type of filler (Black if possible) – Have been very careful NOT TO LEAN ON THIS DASHBOARD – Had Oil Changed and the person supported his weight on the dashboard –
I have leaned over the years to not putting your (or anybody else) hand on my Dashboard and Cracking it after I have had this car for 21 plus years with NO DAMAGE to Dashboard or other interior parts – Have learned from past experience Not to put weight on any dashboard – Any help will be appreciated
Thank you – Have a great Day/Week and stay Healthy
Roy S.
My crack is only a inch and a half I will live with it your fix is to hard
Yes, it is a hard fix. Have you found an easier one?
brilliant
Can someone leave some before and after photos? Thanks
looking for a new skin for a lexus RHDrive rx350. 2007 model in a gray color. can anyone assist please.
The best we can recommend is the aforementioned link for the vacuum-molded dash cap. Click HERE. We do not make this product. If you can’t find the right shade, we can customize the color or you might be able to find it elsewhere online.