Hi Richard
You need to do it the paint stripper way, I tried lightly sanding a dash and
went through the vaneer before I got all the varnish off, the vaneer is
THIN! Paint strip then a very light sand with fine paper then varnish or
lacquer of your choice, once you have the bits stripped I would get a bit of
wood roughly the same colour and grain and test some stains, varnishes with
or without stains etc until the final colour is what you want then test a
small area on the dash to see if it comes out right, then do it for real,
just an idea!
Graham.
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>
To: spitfires <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 2:39 PM
Subject: Dash restoration
>
> What is the best approach to dash restoration?
>
> I am not looking to spend any more money than I can avoid on this - a pot
of
> varnish or whatever, a brush, and a sheet of sandpaper is what I'm aiming
for.
> At the moment the varnish is peeling/cracking at one end (very tempting to
pick
> at it like a scab!), plus a small section is a bit discoloured where a
P.O.
> thought it would be nice to put a strip of dymo tape with the tyre
pressures
> on (how hard are they to remember? Or even look up in the manual?)
>
> My idea is to sand the old varnish off, back to a smooth finish on the
wood,
> then apply a few coats of varnish. Good plan? Should I use a clear
varnish,
> or one with a bit of colour in it (to get a more-or-less stock looking
> finish)? How many coats, how much sanding? What grade sandpaper? Is it
OK
> to use my electric orbital sander, or do I really need to do this the
hard
> way?
>
> Richard and Daffy (once I've done the dash the interior will look great...
if I
> replace the seat covers, arm rest cover, door panels...)
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