[Tigers] Re-veneering the dash

[Sandy Ganz]

Allan -

I picked one up from Sunbeam Specialties, and have yet to open the
box to look 
to see how it looks. When all said and done I think I figured it
would cost 
about the same to redo it my self (materials and the time) and I
would still 
have my original dash to redo if I got the fancy to do some wood
work.

 The one thing that I asked when I got the dash was does it have the
lettering 
for the switches done like the original and he said yes. I guess I
should open 
the box and take a look at it, been a while since I worked on the
Tiger ;)

Sandy

----- Original Message ----
From: Allan Ballard
<aballard at ix.netcom.com>
To: "<awtiger at cox.net>" <awtiger at cox.net>
Cc:
"tigers at autox.team.net" <tigers at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thu, June 7, 2012
11:19:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Re-veneering the dash

Andy,

The dashes on
the URL you presented do look great, no question about it.

And re-doing a
dash IS a big deal that can require months.

But, looking at dashes on the
Prestige Autowood site, I didn't see any that
include the factory hole filled
with a chrome plug located To the left of the
holes for blinker and hi-low
beam lights, and then there are the questions of
correct shade and grain.
Rgds,

Allan Ballard
Atlanta, Georgia

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 7, 2012, at
11:47 AM, <awtiger at cox.net> wrote:

> Allan:
>
> If you are looking for a
quality reproduction of an original Sunbeam dash,
why not just buy one from
Prestige Autowood?  I realize that they are pricey,
but they are very well
done and look correct in the car.  All you'll have to
do is install it.  I've
got one in my car and it still looks new after 25
years.  Evidently, redoing
the original dashes must be difficult because you
don't see too many of them
done right; one can almost invariably tell that
they were "homemade."  From my
way of thinking, if I'm going to have to be
staring at that dash for years to
come, I would want it right.
>
> http://www.prestigeautowood.com/
>
> My .02
worth,
> Andy Walker
> Edmond, OK
> B382001600LRXFE
> TAC #740
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