Hi Dave,
I bought some polyester resin at a plastics store for my dash. They said that
epoxy had a tendency to yellow in sunlight. I hope what you got doesn't turn,
but you might want to check it out before reassembly.
Best,
Greg
67 BJ8
>
> From: Dave Carpenter <d.carpenter7@verizon.net>
> Date: 2004/04/05 Mon AM 12:28:57 EDT
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Dash finishing
>
> Decided to peel off the black vinyl covering the previous owner had on
> the gauge panel and glove box on my BJ8. The gauge panel only had two
> hairline cracks from the tach hole to the choke hole, so I just cleaned
> and rubbed it out. The glove box had been stripped and cleared, but a
> bad job prompted the vinyl covering. I stripped it with Minwax furniture
> refinisher. The original coating on the inside of the door came right
> off with a heat gun and careful scraping with a sharp 1" wood chisel.
> Light sanding was all it needed then. It was a little too walnut brown
> compared to the gauge panel, so I tried a little stain to tone it. Used
> Polyshades urethane natural cherry and antique walnut mixed 50-50.
> Looked great, so I poured Famowood epoxy clear coat on. Home Depot $17,
> enough to do five or six dashes. Make sure the temperature is within mfg
> specs or it will get cloudy or mottled. It amplified the red cherry
> color more than I wanted, but I'll live with it for now. I have a spare
> from another car that I like the grain pattern better, so I'll redo it
> and swap it in later. In not refinishing the gauge panel, (keep the car
> as original as possible), I'll try a little antique maple stain this
> time and see if it comes closer to the amber faded gauge cluster. One
> good thing, the furniture refinisher will soften the clear stuff enough
> to scrape it off again and takes the stains back off as well. Sorry for
> the long winded explanation, but if you got this far, I hope my
> experience helps you out.
>
> Dave
> 67 BJ8
> 60 BT7 (in pieces)
> 60 Bugeye
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