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Another layer of material is
now installed over the foam and
again hand shaped. This process
actually makes the pad a lot tougher
than the original version and with
state-of-the-art materials it should
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The second layer of base material
is used to cover the entire pad
prior to the final layer of thick
foam. Each basic contour is preserved
as well as the overall original
dimensions of the pad. This guaranteed
a perfect fit back into the vehicle.
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The final layer of foam has
been installed and is now carefully
hand shaped and sanded by Just Dashes
craftsmen. Just Dashes provides
a concours quality restoration guaranteed
for as long as you own the car.
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With the hand shaping finished,
a coat of industrial strength adhesive
is sprayed on the foam and allowed
to set up. |
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The prepared dash pad is now
installed on the Thermo-Vacuum forming
machine. Notice how the vent area
contours are perfect. Like a paint
job, the body work is the most important
step. |
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A sheet of heated vinyl melts
over the dash as the vacuum machine
sucks it tightly over the part with
the vinyl conforming to every angle
of the pad. |
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After the vinyl has cooled,
the pad is trimmed from the machine
and sent to the finishing d epartment
where the final trimming and edge
gluing is performed. |
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The restored pad is now permanently
dyed the correct factory color in
the same way the originals were
dyed. Once dry, this dye is almost
impervious to damage. Just Dashes
has all the original color charts
to perfectly match any interior
color. |
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The arm rest pads are done
in the same way and are concours
quality. Just Dashes can do almost
any vinyl covered interior part
you can remove from the vehicle.
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