I searched to do it myself, and found that very few places sold the veneer,
and those that did were specialty houses wanting in excess of $100 for a
huge sheet. Instead a gent in my local club (who happens to be a master
woods craftsmen) redid it for me and I will be proud to proclaim next week
when I pick it up that it is the absolute best looking Spitfire dash in the
world! Total cost $63.90.
Note: according to him a major flaw in our dashes is that Triumph did not
seal the back sides of the wood causing them to absorb water and swell and
shrink causing the finish (specific type, but I don't remember) to crack and
seperate. He completely sealed mine with whatever superduper stuff he used.
Haven't seen the finished product yet, but the Samples were INCREDIBLE!
Patrick
(who has goofed some items up enough to let others deal with them)
-----Original Message-----
From: rtgetzinger@scif.com [mailto:rtgetzinger@scif.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 11:23 AM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re veneer the dash
My dash is fairly toasted and beyond renewal, so I thought. How does one re
veneer the dash? Kevin, could you give out the steps or does someone already
written up somewhere.
I assume you plane the face of the dash, then overlay with ??? using a ???
adhesive, clamp, trim, sand, finish.
Aside from this route and staying away from a $250 new dash anyone have
great
results producing their own? templates available?
Rob
'74 & '72 Spit
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From: "Kevin Rhodes" <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>, on 03/21/2000 7:41 AM:
Hello gang,
While Freddy is in pieces I am redoing a few things in the interior. I am
going to re-veneer the dash, and while I am at it get rid of a those ugly
new style warning lights for the simple old style round red ones, and I
want to move my oil pressure gauge up into the dash itself. I figure I will
put it in the left side round opening in the metal support that I think is
where GT6's have their eyeball vents. While I am at it I would like to put
a clock in the corresponding hole on the right side. Anyone have (or know
of a source for) a clock that will be a reasonable match for the stock
Smiths gauges? I don't want to spend an utter fortune to do this - I think
worst case a VDO clock from a Volvo would be a reasonable cheap match.
TIA,
Kevin Rhodes
Portland, Maine
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