I picked up a really nice Smiths Oil Pressure *&* Water Temp combo gauge
for my Spitfire off of e-bay for #31... really nice - and solves the
problem of cutting up or changing the appearance of my dash... it'll
just replace the current water temp gauge...
James
69 Signal Red Spit
Barry Schwartz wrote:
>I am about ready to refinish the dash on the wife's Spitfire resto. I am
>leaning towards using contact cement(Scotch 90 high strength), but thought
>I would check to see if anybody has had any experience good or bad with
>using it, or possibly a suggestion for using something else if that isn't
>suitable. The dash will still have the original varnish (it won't be
>removed) but it will be sanded before applying the adhesive. I am adding
>an oil gauge to the center just because I believe there should have been
>one originally. It should look really nice when done.
>The real wood veneer is very thin, approx 1/32nd of an inch thick so I need
>something that won't bleed through - plus, anybody have a source for white
>transfer letters??? I used to be able many years ago to buy them but with
>the advent of computers, transfer type letters are practically obsolete.
>Barry Schwartz (San Diego)
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