Avoiding Cracked Dashes

["Korolyshyn, Dan Mr. DAC DPW ENGR RESOURCE MGMT BR" <Dan.Korolyshyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Since you have a 74 GTV and you just bought a new dash, I
presume that you intend to keep the whole car "nice" and not
just the dash.  I strongly recommend that you invest in a nice
car cover or two, a good 100% cotton one and one that is impervious
to water for winter or longer time storage to be used over
the cotton one.  I have had my Spider for 24 years now and the
dash is still like new and those parts of the car that have 
original paint, like the hood and trunk, shine as nicely as do those
parts that have been repainted, like the doors and the rocker panels
which I have had to replace.  And the *best* product I have found 
for keeping the dash looking like new is Amway's vinyl and leather 
cleaner, the hard part is finding someone who does the Amway thing.  

Dan K.

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-alfa@domain.elided [mailto:owner-alfa@domain.elided]On Behalf Of
Erik G Wood
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 7:38 PM
To: alfa-digest@domain.elided
Subject: Avoiding Cracked Dashes


I recently procured a very nice original dash for my '74 GTV.  I would
obviously like to make sure it never cracks!  I know that the primary demon
is UV radiation and termperature extremes.  Is there anything else I should
look out for?  Any modern chemical treatments likely to keep the material
pliable over time?

Erik Wood
'74 GTV
'56 Giulietta Spider
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