barrymknight Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 So plucked up the courage to fit my new carpets and attack the dashboard at the weekend and now all completed!Molded carpet was so much easier to fit than I expected and really pleased with the results.Sanded the dashboard right back, stained and lots of coats of plastic spray stuff to protect it, new shiny bezels and countless cuts scratches and bruises from head to toe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Delicious grain on that dash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Nice one Barry. I changed mine from black plastic to wood and then back. I see a photo like this one and I think, hmmm..... Oh well!BTW fellow readers, it's a jpg file I think, so Windows Media Viewer thingy gets it open just fine. Barry's changed the file name extension to mess us all up, but we see through his little plan. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrymknight Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 Thanks chaps. Sorry about picture format stuff. At my young age I should be more IT literate!The grain of the wood was pure luck. After two days of sanding to get through the lacquer I took my eye off the ball and before I knew it I had sanded through the vaneer in places!! Big panic but then decided, as no going back, sand through the vaneer completely! Low and behold, I little sanding below the vaneer and this grain started to appear! Phew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev W Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Just save as .jpg and all is well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Here's the original photo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkuser Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Scraping, rather than sanding, is a safer way to remove the old lacquer. Slow, but less likely to damage the veneer.Don't use a paint scraper, just a sharp steel knife is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon burrows Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Looks very good. I've just veneered my Vitesse dash and was going to use yacht varnish, but spraying sounds much better. Can you tell me what type and brand of spray,please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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