When we refinished our dash we stripped it using a regular paste paint
stripper from a big box store. On our dash it dissolved the finish without
damaging the veneer or the glue. After scraping the finish off and cleaning
everything with mineral spirits we refinished it using a two part pour on
epoxy finish normally used for decoupage called Envirotex. To see what the
veneer will look like after finishing, just wet it with some mineral
spirits. That is the look that the Envirotex will give you as far as the
color change. We did not need to stain or do anything else to the dash prior
to pouring this on. You will need to paint the edges of the glove box brown
prior to pouring. There is a pdf on dashboard refinishing on John Sims
Healey6.com website (I've attached) that came from Jim Werners site that
goes through this process. It also refers to an article on the British
Columbia club site that doesn't appear to be there anymore. Much like the
writer of the pdf article, we had great success with the two dash pieces but
the glove box door took a couple of tries. We used the same stripper to
remove this as we did the original. The finish product looks great and it
looks exactly like the thick finish that was originally used. We had cracks
in our old finish that went down to the veneer and we were concerned that
those would be discolored by cracking or drying but it all went away when we
removed the old finish. It's also really cool to watch the air bubbles
disappear when you breathe on the new finish after pouring. Good luck and be
patient. It can look spectacular.
Thanks,
Drew
65BJ8
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