I've got a late 72 TR6 that I've owned for 22+ Years and I recently decided
to replace the dash. The current one is a nice "orangey-yellow" color and
I'm pretty sure its the original. It's just starting to get black in a few
spots and some small cracks have showed up.
I ordered a replacement from Rimmer and it arrived today. Of course the
picture in their sales flyer - a teak version -- showed a dash that was
pretty close in color to the current one I have installed. Needless to say
the one that arrived today looks nice but it's more of a "brownish" color.
So my questions are:
1. Does teak fade and lighten up over time to get to the orangey-yellow
color?
2. Can I add additional coats of "something" to get it to a high gloss
finish?
3. Was the original TR6 dash made of teak or was it something else?
What I'd like to end up with is a high gloss version of the orangey-yellow
color I have today and I'm wondering if I could ever get there with the one
shipped to me by Rimmer?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Sean McCafferty
72 TR6 CC83520 Saffron
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