Dashboard saved by hairdryer :)

[alkemyst]

I have to head down this main street in my residential area to get to my neighborhood. The problem is these asshats don't want to yield to traffic thinking they must own the road in front of their crappy houses.

My car was full of wood for and I was driving easy...a freaking 4x4 comes flying out of his driveway in reverse about 10' in front of me and just stops. I have to slam my brakes and one of the boards slid through my hands. The corner hit my dash and made a 1/4" dimple in it (wide and deep)...

I was getting ready to get out of my car when the guy floors it again in reverse and peels out down another side street.

I get home and try to figure out how to fix it. I had used a heat gun to shrink vinyl in the past, but that may be too hot for my dash so I grabbed an old hair dryer.

In about 10 seconds the dimple was out and only a barely visible 1/8" line is there that looks just like the rest of the dash texture anyway.

Just an FYI and story in case anyone else craters their dash (or door panel I bet it would work on too).

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[mitaiwan82]

good thing it didn't make a dimple in your head

I almost ran over a jogger earlier this week...was waiting for a light to get onto the highway. The light turns green, and by the time I start to roll forward, this lady was directly in front of my car. I slammed on my brakes while muttering "holy shit"...she almost falls over on my hood but props herself up with her arms and goes on her way.

Who in the right mind jogs on the feeder of the highway in busy morning traffic? :|

 

[sjwaste]

Is there a good way to repair a small cut in dash/door panel vinyl? Like, something to fill it and smooth/retexture? I have a cut that isn't separating or anything, so if I could repair it, it would likely stay that way and not pull apart.

 

[alfa147x]

iv used hairdryers to push out bumpers

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: sjwaste
Is there a good way to repair a small cut in dash/door panel vinyl? Like, something to fill it and smooth/retexture? I have a cut that isn't separating or anything, so if I could repair it, it would likely stay that way and not pull apart.

drvinyl shops can do it, they usually want a $100 min to come out. The repair is usually excellent.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: mitaiwan82
good thing it didn't make a dimple in your head

I almost ran over a jogger earlier this week...was waiting for a light to get onto the highway. The light turns green, and by the time I start to roll forward, this lady was directly in front of my car. I slammed on my brakes while muttering "holy shit"...she almost falls over on my hood but props herself up with her arms and goes on her way.

Who in the right mind jogs on the feeder of the highway in busy morning traffic? :|

I have seen that movie...no way in a non-locked down cargo bay is anything behind me being transported.

Funny to mentioned this jogger.

There was a pedestrian on the sidewalk today at an outlet to a busy street. As I pulled up I waited for him and then he flagged me to go. I see my opening and start to go and there he is tying his shoe right in front of me.

I think he wanted a lawsuit as the car passed and he kept tying his shoe.

I yelled out 'dude WTF you doing'. He smiled and waved and walked on.