[Tigers] Re-veneering the dash

[Allan Ballard]

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 at cox.net
> To: rfraser at bluefrog.com, aballard at ix.netcom.com, tigers at 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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