I have been in the process of updating and upgrading my U300. The old leatherette has got to a point to where it would stick to any thing and cause damage. Not to mention the color. I located some marine vinyl to replace the old cover. I removed all the sections that would remove and pulled out all of the staples. Lots and lots of them! I used the old fabric to make a new pattern. Then used an electric stapler to replace the new piece.
Good job! Ours was "Professionally" recovered just before we bought the coach. Your work looks just as good as the Pro job. ^.^d
You can buy a silver leaf "paint pen" at most hobby shops. I have used them on old cars to repaint the silver outline around the dash sections. It comes out amazingly well, and seems to last a long time. Just a thought...
Krylon® Leafing Pen (https://www.michaels.com/krylon-leafing-pen/M10132280.html)
That looks sweet. Always really liked the Grand Villa dash.
jor
very nicely done - lots of time investested no doubt - new calling perhaps?
No thanks. I will stick to my engineering job! Too many staples! But thanks!
Looks great!
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Brett and Dianne did the same on ours: looks great to this day! ^.^d
We paid a coach buck to have ours done in at FOT. You saved yourself a bunch! :) Nice jobl
see ya
ken
When Brett and Dianne re-did our dash, they also moved the Allison shifter panel. I thought it was OEM until I saw other GVs. It fits perfect in my left hand without reaching forward. He also installed the PacBrake toggle just below. Sweet! ^.^d
How did you get the front panel with defrost vents out? Your dash looks amazing!! We are trying to recover our 94 Grandvilla Dash.
While one can remove the front panel, a better option is to leave it in place and put the new cover onto a new thin piece of plywood on top of the old one. The additional thickness of a sheet of luan is insignificant-- slightly thinner padding can make up for it.
Once the vents are off, that portion of the dash is glued down and can be pried up.