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Thanks Lee,
I'm heading to a destination wedding...and I don't care for weddings.
So...
I will write up some of the other restoration steps and post them
here...unless I am advised to do otherwise.
Rick
On Mon, Aug 12, 2019, 5:11 PM Lee Daniels <lee@automate-it.com> wrote:
> Nice update, Rick. Thanks!
> Regarding "Why did he go to all that trouble when new, beautiful dashboar=
ds
> are available?" - I agree with you - part of the joy is in the doing.
> I did a similar re-boot of a Spitfire dash, but nearly 30 years ago.
>
> Happy motoring!
> Lee
>
> On Mon, August 12, 2019 15:15, Richard Lindsay via 6pack wrote:
> > Hello Friends,
> > With my '75 TR6 heading to the paint shop for a nice two-stage Carmine
> > Red respray, I find myself getting excited about the reassembly process=
.
> I
> > have a new beige interior waiting to go in after I get the brown carpet
> > installed. Let me share a few pictures to better tell some of the story=
.
> >
> > First up, here is the interior, stripped and ready for reassembly. The
> > inner paint is Rustoleum burgundy paint, tinted darker with leftover
> black
> > paint. The goal here is rust proofing, not 'pretty'. All of the metal i=
s
> sound
> > and rust free.
> >
> > http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/20190311_151429.jpg
> >
> >
> > The carpets will be dark brown with black gators on the handbrake and
> > gear lever. Here's the tunnel cover, already upholstered and waiting to
> go in.
> >
> > http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/20190324_090543.jpg
> >
> >
> > The black vinyl bits of the dash are all new and in their boxes waiting=
.
> > The original wooden dash was water damaged and de-laminating. The walnu=
t
> > veneer was peeling off. Here's how it looked upon arrival at my shop.
> >
> > http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/P1000380.JPG
> >
> >
> > I carefully removed the instruments, lights and controls then lifted
> > away the plywood dashboard. After cleaning, my first step was
> stabilizing and
> > restoring the wood. I did so by re-cementing all the lamina of the
> plywood
> > with Gorilla Glue for Wood. Once that process was complete and the glue
> cured,
> > I painted (read:
> > saturated) the entire dashboard with Minwax Wood Hardener. Two coats of
> that
> > product left the original plywood substrate (almost as) strong as new, =
if
> > ugly. I next sanded all surfaces in preparation for the next step: new
> veneer.
> > Okay, by now you're probably thinking, "Why did he go to all that
> > trouble when new, beautiful dashboards are available?" The answer is
> simple.
> > Its a labor of love. The pleasure is in the 'doing' as much so as
> > the result. Okay, with that out of the way... While waiting for glue an=
d
> > hardeners to cure, I tested stains on scraps of veneer. Sadly I didn't
> > document the colors I used but I remember it was two Minwax stains,
> appied one
> > over the other. But I'm getting ahead of myself. I thought about the
> Carmine
> > Red paint choice (original) and the beige
> > upholstery (color also original) then looked through my stash of veneer=
.
> I had
> > a sheet of walnut but it was straight grain and offered little
> 'interest'.
> > Also laying about was a sheet of curly maple veneer. I found it
> > interesting so I tested the stain choice. My decision was made. Back at
> the
> > plywood I cleaned away all sanding dust, painted on a coat of glue and
> applied
> > the veneer. I rolled out all the air bubbles then weighted down the
> veneer
> > with every book and gallon paint can that I had sitting about. Two days
> later
> > I trimmed the edges and roughly cut the
> > larger openings with an Exacto knife. A couple of hours with the Dremel
> and a
> > sanding disk had the openings routed in. A small grind stone in the
> Dremel
> > finished the small holes. My garage was covered in fine sawdust as one
> might
> > imagine so I swept and vacuumed for another day. With the veneer
> carefully
> > sanded with #400 sandpaper, and vacuumed clean, I applied the first coa=
t
> of
> > stain. A day later, the second and final color was applied. Two days
> after
> > that, the first of three coats of urethane clear coat went on. Here's
> how it
> > looks.
> >
> > http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/20190116_111637.jpg
> >
> >
> > The color is not quite as vibrant as the camera's flash makes it appear=
,
> > but it does complement the beige upholstery. The =C3=BCber clever ones =
among
> you
> > may notice that I did not cut the hole for the dash light rheostat! It
> is to
> > be omitted. The instruments are going back in with non-dimmable LED
> lamps. And
> > speaking of instruments...
> >
> > The gauges and lamps came apart for cleaning, testing and refinishing.
> > They were a mess, as anticipated, but no repairs were needed.
> >
> >
> > http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/20190113_111736.jpg
> >
> >
> > The black trim on most of the chrome bezels was damaged. I stripped it
> > off, cleaned the chrome and reassembled a couple of the gauges. They ju=
st
> > didn't look right so back apart they came. I primered then sprayed all
> the
> > bezels with satin black and that did the trick, especially against the
> lighter
> > wood dash. Here's how they look, awaiting reassembly.
> >
> > http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/20190113_125147.jpg
> >
> >
> > New knobs and switches are in hand. The wiper switch had died, as had
> > the headlight master switch. The warning light bezels cleaned up okay s=
o
> they
> > will (probably) be reused.
> >
> > That's it for now. If interested, I'll share engine, wheels, brakes,
> > suspension, etc., restoration stories. Until then, I hope you enjoyed
> the post
> > as much as I enjoyed reliving it.
> >
> > Rick
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<div dir=3D"auto"><div>Thanks Lee,<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0I'm heading to a des=
tination wedding...and I don't care for weddings. So...</div><div dir=
=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0I will write up some of the other restoration steps =
and post them here...unless I am advised to do otherwise.</div><div dir=3D"=
auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Rick<br><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote=
" dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 12, 2019, =
5:11 PM Lee Daniels <<a href=3D"mailto:lee@automate-it.com";>lee@automate=
-it.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"=
margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Nice update,=
Rick. Thanks!<br>
Regarding "Why did he go to all that trouble when new, beautiful dashb=
oards<br>
are available?" - I agree with you - part of the joy is in the doing.<=
br>
I did a similar re-boot of a Spitfire dash, but nearly 30 years ago.<br>
<br>
Happy motoring!<br>
=C2=A0Lee<br>
<br>
On Mon, August 12, 2019 15:15, Richard Lindsay via 6pack wrote:<br>
> Hello Friends,<br>
> With my '75 TR6 heading to the paint shop for a nice two-stage Car=
mine<br>
> Red respray, I find myself getting excited about the reassembly proces=
s. I<br>
> have a new beige interior waiting to go in after I get the brown carpe=
t<br>
> installed. Let me share a few pictures to better tell some of the stor=
y.<br>
><br>
> First up, here is the interior, stripped and ready for reassembly. The=
<br>
> inner paint is Rustoleum burgundy paint, tinted darker with leftover b=
lack<br>
> paint. The goal here is rust proofing, not 'pretty'. All of th=
e metal is sound<br>
> and rust free.<br>
><br>
> <a href=3D"http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/20190311_151429.jpg"; rel=3D"nor=
eferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/20190311_=
151429.jpg</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> The carpets will be dark brown with black gators on the handbrake and<=
br>
> gear lever. Here's the tunnel cover, already upholstered and waiti=
ng to go in.<br>
><br>
> <a href=3D"http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/20190324_090543.jpg"; rel=3D"nor=
eferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/20190324_=
090543.jpg</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> The black vinyl bits of the dash are all new and in their boxes waitin=
g.<br>
> The original wooden dash was water damaged and de-laminating. The waln=
ut<br>
> veneer was peeling off. Here's how it looked upon arrival at my sh=
op.<br>
><br>
> <a href=3D"http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/P1000380.JPG"; rel=3D"noreferrer=
noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/P1000380.JPG</a>=
<br>
><br>
><br>
> I carefully removed the instruments, lights and controls then lifted<b=
r>
> away the plywood dashboard. After cleaning, my first step was stabiliz=
ing and<br>
> restoring the wood. I did so by re-cementing all the lamina of the ply=
wood<br>
> with Gorilla Glue for Wood. Once that process was complete and the glu=
e cured,<br>
> I painted (read:<br>
> saturated) the entire dashboard with Minwax Wood Hardener. Two coats o=
f that<br>
> product left the original plywood substrate (almost as) strong as new,=
if<br>
> ugly. I next sanded all surfaces in preparation for the next step: new=
veneer.<br>
>=C2=A0 Okay, by now you're probably thinking, "Why did he go t=
o all that<br>
> trouble when new, beautiful dashboards are available?" The answer=
is simple.<br>
> Its a labor of love. The pleasure is in the 'doing' as much so=
as<br>
> the result. Okay, with that out of the way... While waiting for glue a=
nd<br>
> hardeners to cure, I tested stains on scraps of veneer. Sadly I didn&#=
39;t<br>
> document the colors I used but I remember it was two Minwax stains, ap=
pied one<br>
> over the other. But I'm getting ahead of myself. I thought about t=
he Carmine<br>
> Red paint choice (original) and the beige<br>
> upholstery (color also original) then looked through my stash of venee=
r. I had<br>
> a sheet of walnut but it was straight grain and offered little 'in=
terest'.<br>
> Also laying about was a sheet of curly maple veneer. I found it<br>
> interesting so I tested the stain choice. My decision was made. Back a=
t the<br>
> plywood I cleaned away all sanding dust, painted on a coat of glue and=
applied<br>
> the veneer. I rolled out all the air bubbles then weighted down the ve=
neer<br>
> with every book and gallon paint can that I had sitting about. Two day=
s later<br>
> I trimmed the edges and roughly cut the<br>
> larger openings with an Exacto knife. A couple of hours with the Dreme=
l and a<br>
> sanding disk had the openings routed in. A small grind stone in the Dr=
emel<br>
> finished the small holes. My garage was covered in fine sawdust as one=
might<br>
> imagine so I swept and vacuumed for another day. With the veneer caref=
ully<br>
> sanded with #400 sandpaper, and vacuumed clean, I applied the first co=
at of<br>
> stain. A day later, the second and final color was applied.=C2=A0 Two =
days after<br>
> that, the first of three coats of urethane clear coat went on. Here=
9;s how it<br>
> looks.<br>
><br>
> <a href=3D"http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/20190116_111637.jpg"; rel=3D"nor=
eferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/20190116_=
111637.jpg</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> The color is not quite as vibrant as the camera's flash makes it a=
ppear,<br>
> but it does complement the beige upholstery. The =C3=BCber clever ones=
among you<br>
> may notice that I did not cut the hole for the dash light rheostat! It=
is to<br>
> be omitted. The instruments are going back in with non-dimmable LED la=
mps. And<br>
> speaking of instruments...<br>
><br>
> The gauges and lamps came apart for cleaning, testing and refinishing.=
<br>
> They were a mess, as anticipated, but no repairs were needed.<br>
><br>
><br>
> <a href=3D"http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/20190113_111736.jpg"; rel=3D"nor=
eferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/20190113_=
111736.jpg</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> The black trim on most of the chrome bezels was damaged. I stripped it=
<br>
> off, cleaned the chrome and reassembled a couple of the gauges. They j=
ust<br>
> didn't look right so back apart they came. I primered then sprayed=
all the<br>
> bezels with satin black and that did the trick, especially against the=
lighter<br>
> wood dash. Here's how they look, awaiting reassembly.<br>
><br>
> <a href=3D"http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/20190113_125147.jpg"; rel=3D"nor=
eferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/20190113_=
125147.jpg</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> New knobs and switches are in hand. The wiper switch had died, as had<=
br>
> the headlight master switch. The warning light bezels cleaned up okay =
so they<br>
> will (probably) be reused.<br>
><br>
> That's it for now. If interested, I'll share engine, wheels, b=
rakes,<br>
> suspension, etc., restoration stories. Until then, I hope you enjoyed =
the post<br>
> as much as I enjoyed reliving it.<br>
><br>
> Rick<br>
> _______________________________________________<br>
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