[Tigers] Dashboard Refinish

Allan Ballard aballard at ix.netcom.com
Mon Mar 15 11:02:53 MDT 2021


Lol I kinda like the faded original dashes if intact and the cracks aren’t too bad.

Sometimes I consider putting one back on my Mark 1a to accent the not refinished but nice steering wheel :)

Allan Ballard
-Atlanta 



Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 15, 2021, at 12:17 PM, jimdamelio via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> It's original. On the car in 1978 when I bought it.  A few small pieces have chipped off with a knife, but most of it still has quite a hold.  Lots of cracks.
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my Galaxy
> 
> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Gary <garywinblad at comcast.net>
> Date: 3/15/21 12:04 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: tigers at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Dashboard Refinish
> 
> In about 1979 I was able to chip it off with a small knife and screwdriver.
> If its still on yours after all these years are you sure it is factory?  Most I saw way back when were all
> cracking off.
> Good luck,
> Gary
> 
> 
>> On 3/15/2021 8:37 AM, Jim D'Amelio via Tigers wrote:
>> Does anyone know what will remove the factory finish on our dashboards?  I’ve tried stripper, denatured alcohol and lacquer thinner.  Nothing lefts it off.  I tried a 1000 watt hair blower, but that only chipped some off where the finish was cracked.  Didn’t really soften it.
>>  
>> Jim D
>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> 
>> tigers at autox.team.net
>> 
>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers http://autox.team.net/archive
>> 
>> Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/garywinblad@comcast.net
>> 
>> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> 
> tigers at autox.team.net
> 
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers http://autox.team.net/archive
> 
> Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/aballard@ix.netcom.com
> 
> 
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://autox.team.net/pipermail/tigers/attachments/20210315/0bc00f56/attachment-0001.htm>


More information about the Tigers mailing list