Un-flocking a dash?

I’m trying to figure out how to soften the appearance of the hard plastic dash top on my ‘90 Meotter. I’ve had the idea to flock the top of the dash before but if I mess up or don’t like it, how hard is it to remove the flocking?

Normally I wouldn’t be overly worried but the dash is question is from a 93 LE and those things don’t exactly grow on trees.

The other alternative would be to wrap the top in Alcantara in the hope that that would be easier to remove. 

I wouldn't think either would be very easy to remove since you are covering the surface with adhesive. 

Could you find a 1.6 dash for sale and flock that to swap in so you can swap the LE dash back if you don't like it? The dash is fairly easy to remove, even easier when you have done it once. 

Would wrapping in vinyl be easier to remove? Then flock or alcantara over the vynil?

Removing real flocking and the adhesive that goes with it probably won't happen. Why not go period correct and just get a dash cover?

Dash cover isn't going to be very useful in a car that sees track use unless there are some that are attached properly instead of just held on by gravity and hope. Not to mention that I'm looking for an improved appearance .

@Dusterbd13, no idea if a vinyl wrap would be easier to remove but I would think it should be. That's an interesting idea that probably needs looking into a bit more.

EvanB said:

I wouldn't think either would be very easy to remove since you are covering the surface with adhesive. 

Could you find a 1.6 dash for sale and flock that to swap in so you can swap the LE dash back if you don't like it? The dash is fairly easy to remove, even easier when you have done it once. 

Well, the car is getting most of the interior out of a 93LE so I'm actually planning to swap the dash in. I do have the original dash as that's currently in the car, so maybe it's worth flocking or wrapping that one to see how I like it.

I doubt you could remove flocking. It's basically like really thick oil based paint. That said, it is REALLY hard to mess up flocking. I've done them a few times with the Don Jur kit (the basic one) and they've come out perfectly and held up for years, even in the rally car. Just do it, and you'll be happy with it. 

My only advice is when you're blowing the flocking fibers onto the adhesive, use way more than you think you need so as to avoid any bare spots. Excess just blows off...