Hal, I did my dash with burled walnut, from Constantines in NY. Their
product is excellent, the wood is beautiful, like the original wood, and
they have a veneer that has a backing, that will prevent the cracking
that happened to the original wood. They also have a veneer glue that
does not require a press, like normal glues, that works. Be sure to use
a finish that has a UV inhibitor.
BTW, it took me 16 coats till I was happy with the finish, because it
kept getting lint, etc on the finish. If you do it, I will tell you how
I finally came up with the final finish I liked. I tried everything
under the sun, with tips from the pros, included.
Real secret. Private postings only.
Larry
Hal436@aol.com wrote:
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> Hi !! I plan to re-veneer the dash on my tiger this winter. I have seen
> many items concerning this project on the list. Where should I go to obtain
> the veneer (I believe that burled walnut is the original veneer on tiger
> dashboards) ? I would also like to know if there is someone out there who
> has enough left over from their project that they would be willing to sell.
> In either case, I would appreciate any information that is available.
>
> Thanks Hal Jean
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