Archive for May 6th, 2006
Tackling the Wood
As with most old British Cars that have been in a project state for awhile. The wood trim needed to be refreshed. Some was still in the car and most of it had been removed and stored in the trunk. Shown below are some pictures of the original woodwork.
Now the dashboard..
I decided to leave the dashboard as is – I believe the wood will respond well to a good waxing. The other wood trim has peeling sheelac and a general dullness in the shine.
I looked into having the wood refinished but the quoted cost of 3K+ for a Mark2 interior (which is what a 340 is minus picnic trays) was a little steep and not in my budget. So, I made the decision to start the refinishing process, so stripping was the next step.
Now the dash cap..
The end result isn’t bad, but it’s not satisfactory. For the meantime I have put the dashcap in the car but I am actively looking for good information on how to refinish the wood properly. Any ideas? At any rate here is a picture of the wood refinished for now.
