SuzanneH Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Sneeky, I must have missed a trick somewhen..!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TRE Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Hi- I've just used my hot air gun on the old dash I had. I stripped about 6"sq off in about a minute without any damage to the veneer. The trick is to use just enough heat to lift the lacquer from the surface & gently remove with a thin scraper. Using this method it should take no more than 20-30 minutes to strip the whole dash. Before I retired I was a carpenter/joiner & cabinet maker & have used this method many times. I needed to test it first before recommending for this specific application. Proceed carefully & you should have no problems. regards Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlanT Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 (edited) This is my attempt at refinishing a dashboard. Al Edited October 9, 2012 by alanjohnturner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlanG Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Looks great Al. I'll do mine in a few weeks. Alan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlanT Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 I'd post better pictures but the file size limit hampers me. So I just switched to show the "other end" Al. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alfietom Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 As an add on to this topic I have just (successfully) restored my original wood dash...all for the princely sum of a tenner! I removed the dash and gave it a light sanding. I managed to buy some oak burr (burl) veneer from ebay for £5.50. Two pieces with a lovely burr pattern. The veneer was not flat so I read that I had to soften it using alcohol, water and Glycerine...4 quid off ebay for the lot. Soaked the veneer in the 'formula' and clamped it for 5 days. It came out lovely and flat. I then used contact adhesive to fix it to my original dash. Then a very light sanding and a heavy coat of lacquer. This was then followed by a further 10 coats of clear automotive lacquer with a really light 'flatting' between each coat. Imoa it looks fantastic with a lovely glass like finish. Much lighter in colour than the stock walnut dashboards that are available today and the satisfaction that its the original dash that been refurb end. I would honestly say this is a pretty straightforward job with no real skills involved.....Stuart will 2nd me when I say that i'm rubbish at most jobs but in this job.....just take your time! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Smith Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 Yep, you can't beat a nice bit of Burr Walnut in a 4A - that's my youngest in my old 67 4A (SUV 407F), he's now 21 and 6.3"! Cheers Andrew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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