Two people are definitely needed for the final glue down. Maybe that was unnecessary, but just as a safety precaution. I cut a hole out of the tape at the passenger airbag area and retapped it so that the airbag operation would not be compromised by the tape. Why? To cover as quickly as possible, but still have small pieces handy for the edges etc. Also, use two different size masking tape- a thin and a 2”. We held it for a half hour+, to no avail. Why? Because silicone doesn’t dry quickly and there’s virtually nowhere to clamp it or weigh those areas down. The Coverlay comes with silicone but you will need something stronger around the push button start and glove box. Also, you will need two different types of glue. If it picks up any of the melting dash, you will have a mess on your hands. You will scrape them when taking the Coverlay in and out, fitting and repositioning it. Did I mention this was a mess? LOLĪ few tips- tape the headliner fabric on the side columns well. Instead, I taped everything else and for that portion I put the masking tape on the back of the coverlay. Again, the design of the dash and the sloping windshield made it all but impossible to remove black tar or tape over it with masking tape. I learned fairly quickly that taping down by the windshield was futile. Once we got as much of the dashboard finish off the edges as we could, I used a green scratchy pad dipped in Windex to clean the rest of the surface and taped over the entire center of the dash. The manufacturer specifically advises that you use an ammonia-based cleaner and avoid anything petroleum based. Well, for the purpose of this project, forget about using that. I’ve seen other people on YouTube use Goo Gone To dissolve the sticky mess. I finally settled for using a flat head screwdriver and surprisingly it worked pretty well to get up the remainder of the area. The dashboard is extremely curvy and hard to get into the nooks and crannies. That is probably the most challenging part of this project. This is not a project that you will do quickly! I used a large scraper to get off most of the edges, But then quickly realized it wasn’t going to work around the curves. It took at least four hours to get it cleared. We got to work cleaning the edges of the dash where the silicone bead would be applied. Well, the only problem with that advice was, 95% of it is sticky and as I mentioned complete tar down to the core, so there is nothing to sand. The lady I spoke with advised me to sand down the edges where the silicone bead was to be laid and then tape over anything that is sticky throughout the rest of the dash. I called the manufacture to see what they recommend in that case. I realized that the silicone included with the kit wasn’t going to stick to the tar like surface. I ordered the cover and gave it some thought. I am an artist though so I thought taking on this project would be simple. Now fair warning, I am I mom doing this project with and for my young college kid, and I am not very handy. Basically, the dashboard is tar all the way down to the yellow foam that makes up the base of the dash itself. I just purchased an 08 Is250, with a serious sticky dash problem. I installed a Coverlay Dash today, so I thought I would share with everyone who may be considering.
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