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Re: Finsihing a walnut dash board

To: SDOliner@aol.com, spridgets@autox.team.net, triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Finsihing a walnut dash board
From: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 11:37:17 -0400
At 11:03 AM -0400 7/12/05, SDOliner@aol.com wrote:
>I am trying to get a nice finish on a walnut dashboard.
>I was thinking of trying something in a spray can.

Don't.

>Suggestions?

Patience. Seriously. Apply a good quality spar varnish for UV 
resistance. Let it dry between coats and sand lightly. Put on 5 or 6 
coats like this and you should have a nice finish. Be careful of 
dust; use a tack rag before applying a coat.
-- 
Phil Barnes (peb3@cornell.edu)
Cortland, NY (nowhere near New York City)      
'71 TR6  CC61193L (28 year owner)




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