<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">I did the same as Joe. The finish was bonded like crazy to the dash. The veneer came off with the finish so I re-veneered it with a burled walnut veneer and re-did the lettering. Best of luck!</span><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Jim<br class=""></span><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 15, 2021, at 11:40 AM, Gary <<a href="mailto:garywinblad@comcast.net" class="">garywinblad@comcast.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">Yeah, the collectors might even pay more </span><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="">for it.. like they say, “it’s only original once!”</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="">Gary</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><br class=""><br class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">On Mar 15, 2021, at 10:02 AM, Allan Ballard <<a href="mailto:aballard@ix.netcom.com" class="">aballard@ix.netcom.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Lol I kinda like the faded original dashes if intact and the cracks aren’t too bad.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Sometimes I consider putting one back on my Mark 1a to accent the not refinished but nice steering wheel :)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Allan Ballard</div><div class="">-Atlanta </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><br class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class="">On Mar 15, 2021, at 12:17 PM, jimdamelio via Tigers <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" class="">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="auto" class="">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.</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto" class=""><div dir="auto" style="font-size: 10.199999809265137px; color: rgb(87, 87, 87);" class="">Sent from my Galaxy</div></div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><div class="">-------- Original message --------</div><div class="">From: Gary <<a href="mailto:garywinblad@comcast.net" class="">garywinblad@comcast.net</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div class="">Date: 3/15/21 12:04 PM (GMT-05:00)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div class="">To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" class="">tigers@autox.team.net</a></div><div class="">Subject: Re: [Tigers] Dashboard Refinish<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div>In about 1979 I was able to chip it off with a small knife and screwdriver.<br class="">If its still on yours after all these years are you sure it is factory? Most I saw way back when were all<br class="">cracking off.<br class="">Good luck,<br class="">Gary<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/15/2021 8:37 AM, Jim D'Amelio via Tigers wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">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.</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Jim D</div></div><br class=""><fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset><pre wrap="" class="moz-quote-pre">_______________________________________________
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