On Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:58:10 -0500 ArthurK101@aol.com writes:
>Mark, I refinished my original dash ('64 TR4 walnut veneer) in '91.
>After a
>few tries and some climbing of the learning curve the dash turned out
>excellent. Since I bought the car new in '64, I knew what it was
>supposed to
>look like and it does look like it did when new. If you want, give me
>a
>shout and I'll fill you in on the details.
>Cheers.
>Art Kelly '64TR4 CT33118L (original owner, daily driver)
>VTR vehicle consultant TR4s
>
Thanks for the info. I guess what I didn't say in my earlier message was
that I did refinish the dash on my 72 TR6 about 5 years ago with some
success, but I felt like I was extremely lucky in that I was able to
chip off the old finish without damaging the very fragile veneer. Any
one attempting this should NOT take sandpaper to the veneer. Apart from
the fact that I wasn't happy with the color of the stain/finish I put
back on, it has served well til recently. The plywood substrate has
succmbed to age and is falling apart, so I got a new dash from TRF.
Funny story - when I refinished the dash years ago, I also put in new
carpet and a new radio and some new dash pads. As I turned the last
screw, my teenage son asked if he could use the car. Agianst my better
judgement, I decided to let him take the maiden voyage. As he started
it up and drove away, I was going through a mental checklist of all of
the things I might have forgotten to hook up and it dawned upon me.....
I went screaming down the street behind him. He stopped, and as I
suspected, I had neglected to hook up the oil line to the oil pressure
gauge. New radio full of 10w-40 as was a large part of the new carpet.
Mark Anderton
1972 Triumph TR6
1984 Jaguar XJ6 (2 ea)
1966 Morris Minor
1971 Land Rover
1967 Daimler V8 Saloon
1958 Velocette MSS
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