I used a pretty hot gun straight on it. It all seemed to come right off
using a 1 inch paint scraper (lightly). I had no problems with layers
separating. It wrinkled right up as a single layer much like paint.
I didn't really use anything on the raw wood other than an extremely light
extremely fine sand paper to just kinda polish the surface.
For the finish I used a clear oil based polyurethane, 5 coats with a light
polishing sanding between layers.
The inside of the glove door is darker than the refinished surface, but I
like the color of the wood the way it came out. While the inside of the
glove door is certainly is pure original, I think its still darkened from
age from what they looked like when new. I like the way mine came out.
Jim Altman jaltman@altlaw.com Illigitimi non Carborundum
http://www.altlaw.com/metro/jaltman.html 69-TR6#CC28754L W4UCK
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Rhodes [mailto:ARhodes@compuserve.com]
Sent: Monday, October 05, 1998 8:53 PM
To: Jim Altman; Joe Curry; INTERNET:triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Refinishing TR4A Wood Dash
Message text written by "Jim Altman"
>I used a heat gun on mine and it all came right off. 30 minutes start to
finish.
<
Jim & Joe,
I have a low temp (well, hot enough to burn me, but prob.
not the wood), and had tried it at the same time as your
messages. It did work, but it seems to be taking more
time than 30 min. Maybe I am not heating it enough,
but I don't want to soften it so much that it does not
come off as a single layer. I probably need more heat.
When you heated it, what did the plastic layer do?
Did it peel up on its own the way paint sort-of does?
When you had all the finish off (i guess it is a plastic
film), did you need to get rid if any discolorations?
What did you use? Oxalic acid?
What stain did you. Minwax "dark walnut" seems
to be a fair match to the non-faded side of the glove
box door. Is there such a thing as "regular walnut"?
I saw "special walnut", but that seemed to be darker yet.
I think that the stock color in the glove box is maybe a little
too dark..... I guess I have been used to a faded color.
BTW, this dash is a spare (poorer condition than the one
on the car).
-Tony
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