But how do you plan to make the indented holes on the backside of the
dash? I never knew how I would make square holes without proffessional
help. So I just refinished mine.
Tom
--- "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com> wrote:
>
> Question: Why use veneer at all? I plan to use a
> single piece of solid
> hardwood. The existing dash panels can be used as
> templates to lay out the
> three piece pattern, and then careful, patient use
> of a jig saw and drill
> should produce excellent results. Add to that some
> hand rubbing and a
> quality finish, and you'll make the Rolls Royce and
> Jag owners jealous. The
> only "hard" part I suppose is deciding which
> hardwood to use... Teak, Burl,
> Walnut, ...
>
> Reid
> '79 Spitfire
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ray Bryant [mailto:photoray@flash.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 9:14 PM
> To: Eric A. Yates; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Wooden dash refinishing
>
>
> Eric,
> I just finished redoing my dash and it looks great.
> The veneer was bad on
> my dash so I couldn't just strip and redo. Here in
> the Dallas/Ft. Worth
> area I was able to find a lumber yard which had a
> good selection of veneers.
> I chose Birdseye Maple. If you have to re-veneer
> be sure to scrape the old
> veneer off first and fill any holes that the DPO may
> have drilled. Gluing
> the veneer on is easy, but trimming the edges is a
> little harder. I used a
> Dremal tool with a router table. Take your time,
> don't get in a hurry.
> After the holes and edges are cut out you should
> sand out all of the dents
> in the surface. You can use any stain. Just take
> some scrap veneer to Home
> Depot and test some colors until you find what you
> like. After you stain
> the wood, don't forget to label the lights,
> flashers, brakes etc. I went to
> an art supply store and bought a sheet of rub on
> lettering. I'm not very
> good with a brush, so I chose to use a spray on
> Polyurethane.
> Good luck,
> Ray
>
> >
> >
> >Hello all,
> >
> >I began what I had hoped would be the simple task
> of replacing my
> >Spitfire's wooden dash with better-looking (but not
> perfect) pieces from a
> >parts car, and now that I realize what a
> tremendously large pain in the
> >butt it is to remove the three dash panels, I think
> it might be best to
> >take my old wood panels and refinish them so I'll
> have a perfect dash when
> >I'm done. My question is:
> >
> >What finish should I use to get the right color and
> texture for my dash? Is
> >there a product out there that will be a perfect
> color match? I have no
> >experience with staining or finishing wood, so this
> is something totally
> >new to me. What steps should I take to strip/prep
> the wood? How do I do it?
> >Thanks in advance.
> >
> >Eric.
> >
> >
> >-----
> >Eric Yates
> >eyates@enteract.com
> >1978 Spitfire 1500 FM 71614 U
> >Chicago, IL USA
> >
>
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