A related question: what wood is used in making Morgan dashboards? I
suspect it has changed over the years; mine is a light coloured wood but I
have not been able to identify it yet (for all I know, it may have started
life as an board in a cabinet). The choice of finish will depend on the
type of wood. I hope Morgan never used teak!
Chuck Vandergraaf
'52 +4
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> From: Bob Nogueira[SMTP:nogera@prodigy.net]
> Reply To: Bob Nogueira
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 1999 10:46 PM
> To: aMORGANS@autox.team.net
> Subject: Wood Dashboards
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> -- [ From: Bob Nogueira * EMC.Ver #3.1a ] --
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> Okay folks got a question here. Can I get some input on dashboard
> finishes.
> On the first dashboard I did I used varnish and the result was a
> finish
> which took forever to put on and I never could get it thick enough to
> achieve the glass look.
> Next dash ( same car) I did a filler and clear lacquer finish which looked
> great until I got it into the sun at which point it cracked and turned
> milky
> .
> Since then I have used tung oil, It goes on easy ( rag) and does have a
> nice finish which I imagine to be close to what the original factory
> finish
> was like.( okay old timers, what did a Morgan wood dashboard really look
> like when new ?) Problem is I have to remove the dash and put fresh
> tung
> oil on every year. I don't mind doing it this year since I be removing the
> Dash to update my Dashboard Display computer chips but I'd like to get
> something on the wood that will last more than a year . What have others
> used as a finish?
>
> Bob Nogueira
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