Re: [Amc-list] Aftermarket Dash Pad Mods

["Armand Eshleman" <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

crap, insomnia again tonite...........



Brien,

That's a great idea about using a heat gun to reshape the pad in the glove
box door interference area.
I have used heat guns to straighten plastic dash components.
The only drawback I have experienced using heat guns is that I haven't found
a easy way of determining what temperature
the plastic is reaching, (probably should invest in a digital temp sensing
instrument) and I've found that overheating plastics occurs very rapidly.
The other thought I had in the same thought line is to use a heat blanket
like electricians use to warm PVC conduit to shape it
into gentle bends for wire to be pulled through.
I haven't asked any of my electrician friends to use their blankets to
experiment with so I don't know if that will work too.

Thanks for the advice,

Armand


>
> Armand - what I would do is to take a square of 1/2" Plywood -
> go to Lowe's and buy an Electric Heat Gun with the Nozzle Attachments -
> use the one with the wide narrow orifice.
>
> Take your time warming up that area above the Glove Box Door -
> don't melt anything - then gently press the Pad upward with the
> Plywood & hold until Pad cools .
>
> Let it go - check the fit & finish.
>
>
> If it works - send me Twenty Bucks !
>
> If it don't - I'll owe you a few Beers.. ;']
>
>
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