Suede-Tex Undercoat Adhesive - Black - 8 OZ Can

Problem: plastic dash panel reflects on windshield in sunny conditions and makes it difficult to see the road. Solutions: Wear polarized glasses Use a dash mat Be extra and flock the dash. Flock is that stuff that is a little velvety, and a little scratchy and lines jewelry boxes. It's tiny fibers glued into place by sprinkling them onto an adhesive coated panel. Warning: the adhesive gives off a high VOC odor for a few weeks. Cure it in your garage if you can. Adhesive Flock Applicator You'll need a couple paint brushes to apply the adhesive. You only have about 10 minutes from the point of first applying adhesive to getting the flock on. Move quickly. Remove the panel. Take off A pillar covers. Take off panel between vent and small triangle window. Both sides. Airbags, so be careful. To remove the panel, you'll need to unclip the charging status light in the center of the dash. It's easier to unplug the harness and then unclip the light after the panel is out. Rip off the foam noise thing that goes against the windshield. It won't survive the adhesive Clean the panel with alcohol. Let it dry. Prep your materials. Mise en place. If you're going to use a static applicator, you'll need to jury rig a long enough wire to reach the whole panel. Apply adhesive. Get it on both sides of the baffle - the face that faces the driver and the face that faces the windshield. Shake flock on. You can't use too much. Go over it again facing the opposite side so that all the adhesive is covered. Let it dry overnight. Gently turn it over and shake loose the flock that didn't adhere. It will be a mess. Hopefully you used a drop cloth, but it sweeps up easily enough. Poke all of the speaker cut out holes. Technically, you can leave the center speaker holes covered. There's no speaker there. I used a wooden toothpick. If I were to do it again, I'd use black pipe cleaners and push once through, top to bottom. Clean out the defroster vent of any excess adhesive or flock. It's ok if it's coated. Just don't let it be blocked. Wait as long as you can to reinstall. Your car will stink like VOCs for a few weeks. Worth it.