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To: sbrennan@ncounty.net
Subject: Re: So This guy said....
From: twojohnsons@home.com
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 19:43:03 -0400
It's lasted 10 years---not a sticky wicket either. You THINK it was the same 
stuff, Stu????
It forms a hard plastic coating.
Did Scott's cars look OK to you???
Al J.

Stu Brennan wrote:

> I think this is the same stuff one local fellow used on his steering
> wheel.  It looked great, but he found that either sun screen lotion or
> bug repellent would cause it to soften, and get sticky.
>  Granted, a dashboard is less likely to see these than a steering wheel,
> but an overspray or dribble is always possible.
>
> Stu
>
> twojohnsons@home.com wrote:
> >
> > You can easily coat the finished dash with a pour on plastic lacquer-like
> > finish that will equal 50 coats of varnish. This is a method that Scott 
>Woerth.......
> > ........wood also.
> > It's called Envirotex. It is a two part pour on plastic finish. It is a 
>little
> > tricky to apply. If you are interested, call me on the phone and I'll 
>explain
> > how to do it. I did three dashes with excellent results.
> > Al Johnson
> >
> > "Theodore V. Brown" wrote:
> >
> > > Sometime ago, I was looking at laminate chips at a building supply store
> > > (not a whole lot of excitement in my life!) and noticed what I thought was
> > > a perfect match to the dash in my Tiger MkIA (B382002384).  The chip is
> > > Formica brand #1136-90 and is identified as "Chestnut Burl".  It was such 
>a
> > > perfect match that I bought some and made myself a console to hold the
> > > radio, a couple of gauges and switches and installed it below the dash.
> > > It's a quick way to replace a dash without all the hassle of veneers and
> > > multiple coats of poly or whatever.  If you use a good automotive polish,
> > > it should be pretty resistant to UV and it won't crack like the original.
> > > I don't know if the laminate is still available but I have a lot left over
> > > if anyone would like some.
> > >
> > > Tod Brown


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