89 corolla DASHBOARD HELP!

[CodyjCA]

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I have a 89 corolla sr5 and as with most ppl, my dash has 3 cracks, i have marinas trench, the grand canyon and a little creek on the side, i want to take the dash off and fix it

i was thinking about sanding it all down, putting polyurathane in teh cracks, patch it with come material, sand down again and painting,
my main problem is HOW Do i takethe dash off?

i have a haynes manuel, but it just tells me how to take off the dash cluster not the board, if anyone can help i would be ever so greatful, THANKS

[Flashmn]

i was thinking about sanding it all down, putting polyurathane in teh cracks, patch it with come material, sand down again and painting,

Most likely that wont work. materials have different characteristics, which will mean havoc in different climates.

[CodyjCA]

i cant stand the cracks i need to get rid of them, but i dont want to use those carpet covers, not good for my fung shui. What would u recomend me doing?

[Flashmn]

making a mold of it and doing it with fiberglass... maybe.

[CodyjCA]

ah, sounds like a good idea, ive never fiberglasses anything, so it will probably turn out like dump

[89rolla]

you can get a replacement dash but its not the whole dash..its just the top..i forget where i saw it..but try ebay..i remember them being under $50

[Limnos]

You can buy vinyl repair kits (colored goo with a mini iron and textured pads), but my adventure along those lines made my dash look worse than just the cracks did. I wonder if something flexible like silicone caulk sealer would work better than a rigid urethane? It wouldn't look like new, and I'm not sure if it would take paint. I also have a cracked plastic bumper cover and tried fixing that with a hot glue gun but it just won't hold. I also tried using filler (Bondo) but as another responder pointed out, in the climate extremes the two materials behave differently and separate.