I've got Wood (veneer) let me see yours

[eb88]

We would like some different ideas, inspiration and also some personal recommendations as to who can refinish the interior wood pieces whilst the dashboard is being retrimmed.

https://flic.kr/p/2peW5sj
https://flic.kr/p/2peW5rN
https://flic.kr/p/2peW6f6
https://flic.kr/p/2peRBYB
https://flic.kr/p/2peXT7s

 

[Keshav]

The best person we’ve had here on the forum offering woodwork is Bela… you can write him and discuss various wood grain options

his email contact is [email protected]

Keshav

 

[Krzysztof]

A friend of mine has a complete wood for sale (reproduction). It is done in shiny varnish. Not my business but just to let you know. Location in Poland.

 

[Thomas76]

New European walnut veneer, no stain, hand rubbed varnish.

 

[TomHom]

Hi,
just started repairing and renewing the upper layers of veneer, american walnut. Next step will be saucing to the right colour and applying several layers of lacquer




Who can see what this construction is for?

or this one?


Thomas

 

[boonies]

+1 for @bela22 , bought my complete set from him and am very happy.

 

[Gransin]

@bela22 did my custom set as well, great quality!

 

[dave v. in nc]

Hi,
just started repairing and renewing the upper layers of veneer, american walnut. Next step will be saucing to the right colour and applying several layers of lacquer
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Who can see what this construction is for?
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or this one?
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Thomas

Clamping the gauge pod?....Vacuum bags on other dash piece?....
I bought a "Food Saver" vacuum system about twenty years ago...works great. Pretty good for salmon also...
2x satin poly after stain (middle shot)...finish calms down after curing a few days, wool wax, and rub with Meguires Plastix.

 

[TomHom]

For the door trims we are working with 2bar pressure using a firehose!
With the other one you are right, clamping the gauge pod!

 

[TomHom]

....the small piece is easy to handle:

 

[Lucas]

Good evening.

I am in the process of restoring my car and I once bought a ready-made set that was supposed to be perfect. Unfortunately, the truth turned out to be brutal. The previous craftsman made the replica very ineptly and the veneer was made terribly...
Fortunately, I managed to find a specialist who would repair the previous one...
I learned from this not to buy certain elements before seeing them live.

 

[TomHom]

You are right, Lucas!
The elements are made by glued laminated veneer, with the separate layers at a 90° angle.
Over the decades humidity and water penetration dissolved the glue, especially in the left and right corners of the dashboard.
Also the coating either cracked or came of.
Repairing this not only requires the expertise of a type of craftsmanship which is hard to find nowadays, but also dedication to the beauty of wood and enthusiasm.
I could convince my neighbour, who is a carpenter, to do this job together with me in his free time. We worked on my sets, but finding some more parts we have 3 LHD sets and 1 RHD set together by now. I may give away one set but only in exchange by a set which can be restored.
But first lets find the right colouring and the apply the layers of coating.
I will report

Door trims often were exposed to water at the triangle window. The handle was often screwed on using high force resulting in a flattening of the wood.

Thomas

 

[dave v. in nc]

We would like some different ideas, inspiration and also some personal recommendations as to who can refinish the interior wood pieces whilst the dashboard is being retrimmed.

https://flic.kr/p/2peW5sj
https://flic.kr/p/2peW5rN
https://flic.kr/p/2peW6f6
https://flic.kr/p/2peRBYB
https://flic.kr/p/2peXT7s

From here anyway, your cores look good...not alot of delamination.

 

[rsporsche]

i used a figured Etimoe. many thanks to @m5bb for all of his great work on this.

 

[Drew Gregg]

If you have to completely make the door wood pieces and the vinyl door panels, you might consider eliminating the cutouts for the ashtrays.

 

[TomHom]

Yes,
like on this set:

Thomas

 

[TomHom]

I've also seen unbelievable home-made reproductions:
Even though 3 hours in grandma's oven the finish is not that nice! But if I put my brown leather racing gloves on it nobody will notice!

 

[DWMBMW]

I got mine from Bela also. French walnut w/ satin finish. Went with a darker brown vs the more orange original color stain on my 72. It is a matter of preference but I think the heavily figured grain detracts from the simple elegance of our coupes.

 

[bavbob]

Strip off the old stuff, glue the base layers using a syringe, 20G needle and adding a bit of water to the wood glue so it is more workable and follows gravity. $80.00 for 3M glue backed quarter sawed walnut veneer. I used no vacuum at all. Dave and I both mentioned before, avoid hard finishes like those for marine use because they will just crack with temperature changes because they are so brittle. I use single coat satin oil-based poly since I do not like that glassy look.

With what I have seen members do with their cars, you are all capable of doing this yourselves. Just a matter of the time. Learning curve is small.

 

[dave v. in nc]

Yes,
like on this set:
View attachment 171731
Thomas

...these are from a 2000c, I think...ashtrays came with later 2800/3.0 coupes.
It is, however, a nice clean look, and the delicate area around the ashtray is eliminated, also.