How To Repair Cracked Dashboard - DIY Tutorial Using Sugru Glue

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[romanflores]

Wouldn't say it's a vast improvement....😑

[tomdavis]

I followed your tutorial and used Sugru Moldable Glue to fill the cracks in the dash of my 2006 Lexus RX400. It was simple to do...just a bit of time and effort. As you said, it's not a perfect repair, but it does provide a noticeable improvement that costs much less than the stick on dash covers. Thank you, sir!

[Gkitchens]

If you have an old scrap of textured leather or vinyl you can also pay the glue with that to make the texture match the dash more. It will go a long way towards blending it

[simonbosch]

I reckon you should have smoothen the repaired part with some fine sandpaper to level it up before applying the painting over it. I believe with that will definitely enhance the repair even further. Nevertheless it is pretty good and thank for sharing.

[richardmiller]

So in other words, you can’t fix a cracked dashboard.

[smokestrong]

You should have created texture on that product after applying it so it would blend in. Get something round like the size of a quarter on a stick to stamp in texture. Create texture buy getting a hot glue gun with black glue and melting the glue on the stamp. Wait for it to cool down a little then press it into the dash to get an impression of the texture. Now you can press it into that product and it'll blend in way better

[Marximarks]

Thanks for your helpful and informative video. I just ordered a pack of Sugru from Amazon for my wife’s Lexus RX330. Dashboard has a lot of cracks. I thought about replacing the dashboard but if I do as good a job as you did, I may not have to. It would save me $1k just for the parts.

[wowwarriorsofworship]

I used hot glue on side to get texture. Thanks so much for the tip to use this. My dash is so much better! 💕

[withlol]

This is the best video for dash repair on YouTube. Straight to the point. Thank you.

[larryroyovitz]

Better than nothing and cheaper than a coverall dash. I can't think of any better way to repairing these cracks short of a whole dash replacement or a coverall dash.

[johnsteed]

Those cracks happened on a lot of Lexus cars. They had a recall on them a few years ago, but it was only for a limited time. Shame.

[massyz]

It is a good idea to repair the dash this way before putting a dash cover!

[mttmg]

Those Lexus and Toyota dashes and some Infiniti dashes all crack because there is a manufacturing defect in the material. They were replacing them for years under a recall but I believe it's all over now. No "repair" is going to hold up for very long, the dashes will continue to to degrade, get sticky and crack.

[starlightzz]

Omg this is exactly what I have. Same car and everything lol. Thanks for this!

[datghettoazn]

Would it have worked better if you lightly sanded the cracks before?

[Reelphresh]

Guess this would be the same for a 2007 avalon. Thanks 4 showing me the product and a demonstration.

[mustafaanwar]

Wow I like it the best part is before and after both almost the same

[andreiiancu]

You have no idea how long i searched for this.. I have a similar crack in my lexus where your screen is.

[chuckfrumunda]

I have a crack in driveway....can this b used for that?

[KdPhresh]

I’d like to see what it looks like in July/August 2021 after a summer in Texas. I think those cracks will open right back up.