<p dir="ltr">For you concours types I believe the original tacks are red;)</p>
<p dir="ltr">Joe Brown</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 22, 2015 4:04 PM, "Derek Daily via Tigers" <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div dir="ltr"><span>Hi Gents, </span></div><div dir="ltr">For reference, what I did...</div><div dir="ltr">1) Removed original covering and tacks. </div><div dir="ltr">(NOT easy. Small clipper pliers to lift tack edges, followed by bent nose.)</div><div dir="ltr">2) Purchased similar walnut material to grab from OSH (~$6.00)</div><div dir="ltr">3) Removed wood from NEW dash grab handle to match the rounded shape of original dash via sanding. (YMMV: in my case, the Prestige shape was too square)</div><div dir="ltr">4) Cut and Shaped new wood piece to match original. </div><div dir="ltr">(Removing the original piece was requiring more torque than I felt comfortable with)</div><div dir="ltr">5) Stained new wood piece to match original. ("DD, who's going to see this?" I will know...)</div><div dir="ltr">6) Weldwood contact cemented wood to dash.</div><div dir="ltr">7) Sanded to smooth transition.</div><div dir="ltr">8) Contact cement of vinyl covering to entire assembly.</div><div dir="ltr">9) Tap holes for tacks, with light hammer on awl.</div><div dir="ltr">10) Insert tacks</div><div dir="ltr">11) Beer.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div></div><div dir="ltr">DD (CA)</div><div><div>Derek Daily
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