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Im going to start upgrading/recovering the wood on the dash,i bought some elm burr verneer,you have to wet it to get some of the creases out and the get it as flat as possible,can i glue it to the dash while its still wet or do you need it to dry out first ?
Also found out today the Dolomite dash is longer than the Stag dash,shame as I thought I mite have got away using a Stag dash as I wanted to add another gauge
A vacuum bag is really good when gluing curves. Failing access to one you could cut a polystyrene block to the same curve and use it as a caul. If the veneer is really cranky you can get a special fluid to spray on before clamping it between two sheets of ply and letting it dry. I used waterproof Titebond (an aliphatic resin) on my burr walnut as it can be cleaned up with water before curing and could be used while the veneer is still damp.
Chris
74 manual o/d, white with shadow blue. Datsun axles, Sierra HT.
A vacuum bag would be great for the door top caps as theres a couvre on them but as you say no access to one,the coin tray has stuck well but the steering wheel centre boss,has moved i put to much glue on it and it slipted without me noticing,so need to redo that
The door top caps are going to be tricky originaly i think they were done in seperate peaces,but for me it would be nicer if i could do it in one peace and bend it over the couvre
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