-- [ From: Bob Nogueira * EMC.Ver #3.1a ] --
Okay folks got a question here. Can I get some input on dashboard finishes.
On the first dashboard I did I used varnish and the result was a finish
which took forever to put on and I never could get it thick enough to
achieve the glass look.
Next dash ( same car) I did a filler and clear lacquer finish which looked
great until I got it into the sun at which point it cracked and turned milky
.
Since then I have used tung oil, It goes on easy ( rag) and does have a
nice finish which I imagine to be close to what the original factory finish
was like.( okay old timers, what did a Morgan wood dashboard really look
like when new ?) Problem is I have to remove the dash and put fresh tung
oil on every year. I don't mind doing it this year since I be removing the
Dash to update my Dashboard Display computer chips but I'd like to get
something on the wood that will last more than a year . What have others
used as a finish?
Bob Nogueira
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