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  1. 08-27-2012, 08:37 PM #1
    luke-44
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    Refinishing Wood Dashboard

    After living with my new ride for a few months, I decided I have to refinish the dash.

    While I apprecaiate the history of the autocrossing and rallying plaques from the previous owner, they didn't have the personal meaning for me, and well, I just like the look of the wood so much. So, inspired by Freddie Hernandez, I jumped into the project last weekend. Sometimes being naive gets me in trouble, (see this thread postings 9 and 10) but the disassembly eventually went OK once I got the monster original AC unit out of the way.

    The sanding went well, albeit not all the pieces seem to be exactly the same shade - it's subtle (you can kinda see it in the last pic below - look at the top and bottom longer pieces) - maybe it's just natural wood variation. I'm getting ready now for the "sealer". One question I am still trying to figure out is shade of stain and whether it should be satin or semi gloss. Here's where I am so far...







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