How to restore a wood dashboard and other interior wood trim and fittings
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
- Stephen Sowerby of Sowerby Coachworks & Veneering - the world's leading guru on the restoration of vintage, veteran, classic, and prestige car woodwork - takes you through the step by step process of the restoration of a classic car wooden dashboard and interior wood trim. Stephen talks you through the process in detail and gives plenty of insider info, tips, and tricks of the trade along the way. If you have any comments or questions on any part of the process, drop them to Stephen in the comments below.
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Brilliant - had no idea of the work time involved - thanks for the education - keep up the work and the youtube postings - thanks from New Zealand
Incredible work. As an amateur attempting this on my own vehicle, the most technically intimidating part so far is the finishing with the spray gun. I'm trying to figure out how best to do that so it looks perfect without investing in a spray booth. I have time and elbow grease.
I removed the thick varnish with a heat blower. It did a great job. I started by scraping and it was to slow. Heat blower faster.
Mr. Sowerby, Your precise work would do credit to an orthopedic surgeon, and the veneer books bring to mind the stock of a fine shotgun. I would like to see your efforts on an early 1950s Bentley or Rolls Royce as it certainly rises to the level of those marques. Thank you for posting this video from all the gearheads in North America.
Why, thank you. That’s very kind of you to say so. If you watch the video to the very end, you’ll see a testimonial by one of our previous customers with a 1950s Bentley on which we restored all the interior wood trim and fittings. Please feel free to Share the video and Channel round all your fellow North American gearheads!
Absolutely stunning work, this is something that I have wanted to see how this work was done,so thanks Steven for sharing your skills ,I hope to see more as your channel grows , great response from past customers.
Hi Martin, thank you very much for your kind words, they are much appreciated.
Brilliant…beautiful…excellent presentation…cheers
Wow amazing skills
Marvelous. This is a dying art. Thanks
Hello friend, outstanding work.
I am doing a project with a vehicle and I would like to know what primer you use and what lacquer varnish you use, could you tell me what products you use.
thank you
Thanks Stephen! this is a massive help; could you please tell us what specific finishing coat you use? sorry if I missed the product. I would like to buy spray cans to achieve a similar finish. thanks.
This is fantastic! My daughter and I are making a custom dash for her Triumph Spitfire. If it does well, I'll post some videos.
Hi Alex. Good luck with your restoration, and by all means send us pictures of your results. Feel free to ask any questions.
@@sowerbycoachworksveneering9712 we're still in the prototyping and practicing with the polyurethane phase
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Thank you for taking the time to show us the process from start to finish. It looks excellent work. I am interested to know if you use "proper original" cellulose lacquer or 2K acrylic lacquer for your finishes?
Hello Simon, I do use cellulose lacquer. However a lot of my customers do request a more hard wearing and UV resistant finish, so I also use a two pack polyurethane lacquer as well.
Cellulose is a waste of time and was not the proper original finish on anything but the oldest of vehicle. Just use 2K.
Please please can you show us how to refinish the wood veneer trim inside 99-06 BMW 325i 330ci e46 etc. I have not found a single thing on the Net of someone fixing the cracked clear coating on the venner. The thin wood itself don’t crack. Just the clear thick coating does. The coating on the e46 trim kits is like that urethane you can pour over bars and tables. It’s probably different but that’s what it looks like anyway.
Hi George, the process for restoring your BMW woodwork would be exactly the same as shown in this video. Remove all the lacquer back to the veneer. If the veneer underneath is in good condition, take care not to damage it when removing the lacquer. Then, again as shown in this video, keep building up the layers of lacquer, cutting back in between, until you have that glass like finish you describe.
Thank you for the advice. I bought some spare Myrtle wood parts to practice with. I’m gonna give it a shot. I have searched a lot online regarding the e46 wood trim and found not even one person who has actually completed the process. I knew it was possible. Your video has been a huge help. I actually did find one Russian guy who used a clothes iron to remove the clear lacquer from a e39 bmw wood it’s very similar. I’ll let ya know how it goes!
Amazing work I will be doing my cars dash board and it has gone through a hard life, and I am wondering 2 things 1 how would I veneer it without the veneer bag and 2 how would you do it on a 3 piece dash where the centre section sits behind the outer 2 sections
If your dashboard is flat, you can clamp it up with some thick boards, making sure that the pressure is evenly applied. Use some plastic sheeting to prevent your clamping boards sticking to the dashboard.
As regards the centre section being set back, it really needs to be dismantled, if possible, before you start the veneering.
Hi Mr Sowerby, do you ever do replacement wooden panels for Mercedes SL ( 1980`s )
This makes me want to attempt this home, and buy a bongo?
Never do this on a Mercedes dash. The veneer is thin like fine paper. You cannot sand it at all. So what I have done is to use lots of stripper repeatedly. You can get stronger stripper from auto paint suppliers. I then use a sharp chisel gently backwards to lift the stripper and finish out of the grain. I then very gently use superfine steel wool almost to polish the surface. Mercedes timber around windows etc is often all compound curves. It can be very difficult and the veneers are irreplaceable. Never sand.
That is very true! I have seen plenty of Mercedes woodwork that has been ruined by previous "restorers"!
I’m surprised you didn’t use French polish and shellac
I can answer that one!
Shellac while beautiful is unfortunately not great for car interiors. I've been converting the inside of my truck to norway maple and the started with a french polished shellac. While by far the best looking finish, It actually deals very poorly with the temperature inside the cab and can bubble or crack with the extreme changes in temperature (at least where I'm from), as well as being vulnerable to long exposure to direct sunlight . Polyurethane or even floor varnish ends up being much more durable under these conditions.
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what kind of glue is this? I imagine it must be very heat resistant
What products are you using at each step?
I use mirka abrasives and ICF finishes.
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This man looks Hispanic 😂🎉!
Really? Well there's certainly some Latin blood in my background.... But it doesn't exactly matter does it.....
Very nice work. There is nothing as beautiful as burl interior.
I have a 1987 mercedes 300d w124 I would like to have the climate control panel.
The front of ash tray and the center shifter panels done in burl. Can you give me an idea of what you would charge to do them. I can buy the parts and ship them to you so I can still enjoy my car until they are done. I would really like to have them done if you are interested in doing the job.
Thank you for your time in sharing this video of your craftsmanship. Robert
Any updates?
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