first time at glassing

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Topic: first time at glassing

Posted By: pimpedout92x
Subject: first time at glassing
Date Posted: June 26, 2005 at 10:48 AM

hey guys. i havent started yet, but i just bought a spare dash for my 1997 ford explorer. i want to really learn to glass and glass the dash. i have never tried glassing...lol...but i figured someone here could show me some good tutorials with pics, etc. that i can research and learn more about glassing...that would be great. i really want to pull this off...i dont want to glass nothing into it at this point(monitor's, etc.) but one of the main things i want to do it glass over the airbag on the passenger side. i would like to glass a monitor in that spot, but i need to learn to glass first lol...

heres pics of the dash im buying...

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thanks for anyones help.

see ya guys.

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Posted By: switch_hitter
Date Posted: June 26, 2005 at 6:12 PM

i see that you have your heart set on that dash, but with that being "your first project". I would recommend that you start with something smaller like the kick panels or even the radio mount bezel. But as far as glassing over the airbag....just go to the junk yard. and get the piece that covers it off of a ranger(since most rangers dont have airbags) use that as your base and glass onto it...95-99 i think and up rangers had the same dash as the expl.....i did the same on my 96. anyhow good luck with your project

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Posted By: pimpedout92x
Date Posted: June 26, 2005 at 9:12 PM

well i think im gonna shave the radio bezel first, but yea i do have my heart set on glassing this lol. i just paypaled the guy, 80 shipped. not bad at all for the whole dash lol...ill look into the ranger dash thingy, im not sure what your talking about tho hahah...thanks for the help tho.

Posted By: pimpedout92x
Date Posted: June 26, 2005 at 9:13 PM

oh i see what your talking about. i have the actual cover that goes in the whole where that airbag is, its just not in that pic. so i just put that in and glass in the seem's around it?

Posted By: 97blackrodeo
Date Posted: July 01, 2005 at 9:01 AM

im sure the actual airbag piece will weigh more. he will more than likely be working with some mat or cloth in shaping/reshaping certain areas. why not just "create" his own piece. ive worked with a few dashboards and thats what i always did. pimpedout let me know if i can answer any questions.