At 05:22 PM 10/11/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>Chris, the original dash is burled walnut, does not have a door on the
>cubby hole, does not match the small piece below the steering wheel, and
>the plywood backing was of the thin multilayer plywood variety, with the
>holes machined out to allow for the gauges, like you described.
>
>I did mine last year, and use a paper backed veneer from Constantines,
>with their veneer glue. The paper back keep the veneer from cracking
>like most Tiger, and their glue does not require clamping like most
>veneer glues. Both are easy to work with.
>
>I use a varnish that was resistance to UV, applied 15 coats, sanding in
>between with 400 grit paper. I also used vinyl letters that have self
>adhesive on the back. This allowed me to put the lettering on straight,
>after the 3 coat, and then I sanded carefully over the letters till I
>had enough coats to not sand through them.
>
>Look beautiful.
>
Larry,
I had heard that the dash was Burled Elm, Not Walnut.
Is my information completely wrong? I am refering to a Tiger II.
James Barrett Tiger II 351C and others
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