This is THE guy. Randy Keller is his name. The only complaints (I
won't mention names) is that his work is TOO good.
http://www.prestigeautowood.com/index.htm
Chris
> The mystery deepens :)
>
> I stopped by the re-finisher to see the walnut veneer that he had
> selected to match
> what is on the Tiger's dash, from
his old stash.
>
> It isn't burled :)
>
> I've not looked closely at many stock Tiger dash's but mine is
about 99%
> burl free.
>
> He further stated
that the grain should be vertical to match, not left
> to right.
>
> He mentioned the color shade but I have forgotten
the name of it. In his
> view it was a relatively
>
darkish shade of brown.
>
> Then another question arose.
>
> The small piece that joins the dash beneath the
steering column - is it
> supposed to match the veneer?
>
> Rgds,
>
> Allan Ballard
>
Mk1a Tiger
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 6/7/12 3:17 PM, Gary
Winblad wrote:
>> Well, there is "right" and there
is "Prestige". There is no way any
>> Tiger came
with a dash
>> with that perfect mirror finish!
>>
I think it should be burled but not that burled... it was a cheaper
>> cut so to speak, probably
>> like your store was
telling you. It has burls (and every car is
>> different) but
not that many
>> like what you buy now as burled. But NOT just
plain Walnut!!
>> And it should be dark like the protected
bottom edge. Dark walnut
>> stain is what I think
>> I used. The dash had a clear plastic type finish. The steering
wheel
>> had an almost
>> opaque brown finish, the
wood grain hardly shows, it looked almost
>> like brown
plastic.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>>
----- Original Message -----
>>
From: awtiger@cox.net
>> To: rfraser@bluefrog.com, aballard@ix.netcom.com,
tigers@autox.team.net
>> Sent: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:47:47 -0000
(UTC)
>> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Re-veneering the dash
>>
>> Allan:
>>
>> If you are
looking for a quality reproduction of an original Sunbeam
>>
dash, why not just buy one from Prestige Autowood? I realize that
>> they are pricey, but they are very well done and look correct
in the
>> car. All you'll have to do is install it. I've got
one in my car and
>> it still looks new after 25 years.
Evidently, redoing the original
>> dashes must be difficult
because you don't see too many of them done
>> right; one can
almost invariably tell that they were "homemade."
>From
>> my way of thinking, if I'm going to have to be staring at that
dash
>> for years to come, I would want it right.
>>
>> http://www.prestigeautowood.com/
>>
>> My .02 worth,
>> Andy Walker
>>
Edmond, OK
>> B382001600LRXFE
>> TAC #740
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