On Thu, 2 Nov 1995 BSD%mimi(at)magic.itg.ti.com wrote:
> >Also, does anyone know what was used to finish the lip under the dash >
>pad? I have heard that this strip was originally black painted >
>cardboard, but I have seen some people glue in black vinyl. > > I have a
Series II that seems to still have the original. It appears to be the >
same textured finish fiber/cardboard they used in the trunk, though it may
be > a bit thinner. It's a random grain rather than the pebble pattern.
I have > bought similar textures in vinyl for other projects and suspect
that > availability makes it the leading option for replacement. It is
black. It > looks like it is made out of two pieces with an overlap or
butt joint around > the middle of the dash; they probably weren't too
concerned about appearances > since it is not highly visible. > > Bob
Douglas '62 S. II >
I don't know if one can still get it, but it used to be possible to get
1/8 inch tempered masonite with a grain very similar to the Alpine trunk
lining. It could easily be painted black, and would look similar to but
be more rugged than the original material.
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons(at)northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
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