Allan
The small piece under the steering column is covered with small pebble
grain vinyl - Black.
Ron Fraser
-----Original Message-----
From: Allan Ballard [mailto:aballard@ix.netcom.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 3:38 PM
To: Gary Winblad
Cc: awtiger@cox.net; rfraser@bluefrog.com; tigers@autox.team.net; Allan
Ballard
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Re-veneering the dash
The mystery deepens :)
I stopped by the re-finisher to see the walnut veneer that he had selected
to match
what is on the Tiger's dash, from his old stash.
It isn't burled :)
I've not looked closely at many stock Tiger dash's but mine is about 99%
burl free.
He further stated that the grain should be vertical to match, not left to
right.
He mentioned the color shade but I have forgotten the name of it. In his
view it was a relatively
darkish shade of brown.
Then another question arose.
The small piece that joins the dash beneath the steering column - is it
supposed to match the veneer?
Rgds,
Allan Ballard
Mk1a Tiger
On 6/7/12 3:17 PM, Gary Winblad wrote:
Well, there is "right" and there is "Prestige". There is no way any Tiger
came with a dash
with that perfect mirror finish!
I think it should be burled but not that burled... it was a cheaper cut so
to speak, probably
like your store was telling you. It has burls (and every car is different)
but not that many
like what you buy now as burled. But NOT just plain Walnut!!
And it should be dark like the protected bottom edge. Dark walnut stain is
what I think
I used. The dash had a clear plastic type finish. The steering wheel had
an almost
opaque brown finish, the wood grain hardly shows, it looked almost like
brown plastic.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: awtiger@cox.net
To: rfraser@bluefrog.com, aballard@ix.netcom.com, tigers@autox.team.net
Sent: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:47:47 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Re-veneering the dash
Allan:
If you are looking for a quality reproduction of an original Sunbeam dash,
why not just buy one from Prestige Autowood? I realize that they are
pricey, but they are very well done and look correct in the car. All you'll
have to do is install it. I've got one in my car and it still looks new
after 25 years. Evidently, redoing the original dashes must be difficult
because you don't see too many of them done right; one can almost invariably
tell that they were "homemade." From my way of thinking, if I'm going to
have to be staring at that dash for years to come, I would want it right.
http://www.prestigeautowood.com/
My .02 worth,
Andy Walker
Edmond, OK
B382001600LRXFE
TAC #740
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