# Dashboard Cover Warped and Sticking Up

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard-cover-warped-and-sticking-up/186824>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** caravan, dodge\
**Created:** [October 10, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard-cover-warped-and-sticking-up/186824 "2022-10-10T22:12:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![enargins](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/enargins/32/6960_2.png) [@enargins](https://community.cartalk.com/u/enargins)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard-cover-warped-and-sticking-up/186824/22 "2022-10-12T21:39:58Z")

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> [@TwinTurbo](#):
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> Looks like there may be some room to apply a bonding agent and glue it back down.

Actually, the thing is pretty stiff. I couldn’t push it back down with my hand. So I don’t think weights will work. Good idea though.

> [@Barkydog](#):
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> Wondering if you could soften i up with a heat gun and pout some wights on it so it will harden up in place.

Yeah, that might work. But it’s plastic, you know, so it’d probably melt.

> [@PvtPublic](#):
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> So you are or are not concerned with aesthetics ❓ I know with a 20 year old caravan I woudn’t be.

Right. I mean, I’d PREFER it if it didn’t look trashy. But I’m not going to worry about it if I put some duct tape over it. Then I may try that cover at a later date, because why not try and make it look nicer? But it’s not a big concern of mine.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 12:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard-cover-warped-and-sticking-up/186824/23 "2022-10-13T00:43:58Z")

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> [@enargins](#):
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> Yeah, that might work. But it’s plastic, you know, so it’d probably melt.

You want to heat it some but not enough to make a puddle of goo. You can try a hair dryer but the one in your bathroom probably doesn’t provide enough heat. Industrial heat guns provide a lot more heat and might work, but use care because the dash really might melt. It might also decompose. It’s not clear whether the dash is a thermosetting resin or thermoplastic resin. I’d guess thermoplastic and then it would become flexible upon heating. Rent a heat gun from Home Depot or a tool rental store if they have them. Wear a thick glove and try to press the warped dash down often.

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