[Healeys] BJ8 Dash

[Michael Hartfield]

The link to the British Columbia site is inop, but if you go to the main
page, the dash refinish can be accessed through a link on the page.


Drew Philippo, P.E.dphilippo at gtp-eng.com

> When we refinished our dash we stripped it using a regular paste paint
> stripper from a big box store. On our dash it dissolved the finish without
> damaging the veneer or the glue. After scraping the finish off and cleaning
> everything with mineral spirits we refinished it using a two part pour on
> epoxy finish normally used for decoupage called Envirotex. To see what the
> veneer will look like after finishing, just wet it with some mineral
> spirits. That is the look that the Envirotex will give you as far as the
> color change. We did not need to stain or do anything else to the dash prior
> to pouring this on. You will need to paint the edges of the glove box brown
> prior to pouring. There is a pdf on dashboard refinishing on John Sims
> Healey6.com website (I've attached) that came from Jim Werners site that
> goes through this process. It also refers to an article on the British
> Columbia club site that doesn't appear to be there anymore. Much like the
> writer of the pdf article, we had great success with the two dash pieces but
> the glove box door took a couple of tries. We used the same stripper to
> remove this as we did the original. The finish product looks great and it
> looks exactly like the thick finish that was originally used. We had cracks
> in our old finish that went down to the veneer and we were concerned that
> those would be discolored by cracking or drying but it all went away when we
> removed the old finish. It's also really cool to watch the air bubbles
> disappear when you breathe on the new finish after pouring. Good luck and be
> patient. It can look spectacular.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Drew
> 
> 65BJ8
> 
> [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pdf which had a name
> of Refinishing Dash.pdf]
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