Here's a couple of shots of the veneered sections I had to re-do, these are pretty simple to do as the veneer is flat, so didn't pose much of a problem, I still have a little bit of trimming to do and spray clearcoat, but looks ok. The other hockey stick was actually broken, so I have to repair that before I can veneer it.

More pics of the other woodwork to follow, I am trying to find some before pictures, but I have a feeling I didn't take any !!

 

They are coming along nicely!

 

Thanks Chuck, here are a few more pics of progress.

First coat of clearcoat on some of the wood.

 

Looking good Jon. Thanks to Chuck, I was encouraged to re-veneer both dash pieces that were badly delamenated and in need of new veneer. This was my first experience with doing this kind of woodwork and I was really pleased with the result. The curved parts were the biggest challenge.

 

Thanks Ted, as you say the curved pieces are the worst by far, luckily I haven't got any issues with the curved parts, but if I did I would be making a vacuum press to do that job !

 

Second coat of clear on some parts, sanded back first coat before applying second coat, will sand this back again after a couple of days to harden off fully and shoot a third coat and see how it all looks.

 

Looks really good. Jeff advised to be patient between coats- even a week. Hard to do!

 

Patience is not something I'm great with when I want to do something, but when it comes to paint, I have made so many "haste" errors in the past I have to really try hard !!! Putting the heaters on and getting the workshop pretty warm helps, or I take stuff in the house and it cures faster with the extra heat.

 

HE HE... !

A week between coats, I left mine sit for up to 3 months !
It was winter, the car wasn't going anywhere.

 

It was dear Fathers 80th Birthday last Saturday, so I had arranged a surprise party which took my mind off sanding until Monday, so all was not lost and I didn't set loose with the 340 grit too early !!

I also had a couple of other pieces I had not coated, so got a couple of coats on these too, coming up ok so far and I am quite pleased with the results to date, the clearcoat looks absolutely full of dust in the pictures which appeared to be air bubbles, not had this before but they disappeared as the clear flashed off.

Probably have another 2 to 3 coats on everything with some flatting in between before a final sand and polish with cutting compound.

 

Very shiny!

 

Very nice!

 

Here! Hear! Congratulations to you and your father's on his eightieth! Many happy returns of the day.

 

Thanks guys for the comments and Clyde for my Fathers birthday wishes.

Couple of more shots with another coat on them. Still not done the one repair, one hockey stick is missing the last 3 inches ! I have to machine up a new end to match and veneer the whole piece.

 

Hi Jon,
I am a new member of the forum. Can you please tell me what product you are using to refinish the wood work and are you using a spray gun to apply the product ?
The results look fantastic.
David Bruce.

 

I recently did the dash woodwork on my Mk2 and used Epifanes marine varnish. Supposed to withstand harsh marine environments, so figured it would be good on the dash. Followed their application instructions which start with brushed on (using foam brush) heavily thinned coasts leading to progressively less thinned applications. I never did use 100% straight varnish as I ended up using an HVLP sprayer for the final couple applications. This gave a nice smooth finish. Lots of wet sanding in between coats and a final polishing using 3M metal polish and then a coat of wax. Quite happy with the results.

The process for me started with a complete stripping of the old veneer and then taught myself how to do vacuum veneering. Was a long project, but I think it was worth it.

I still have more wood to finish but the dash is done.

 

Here's the vacuum press in action on the dash cap. Vacuum pump was an old HVAC pump from Craigslist for $50.

Nice job on your woodwork, TilleyJohn. Looks fantastic.

 

Hi David, and welcome to the forum.

I used automotive 2K HS clearcoat lacquer slightly over reduced to 20% thinners sprayed with 1.0mm tip in the spray, with a slightly higher gun pressure that usual to cut down on orangepeel.

I am up to 5 coats now, one more sand a a final coat should be there

 

Jon,
Ship Tapped a stuffed dog to put behind the bars.
Cheers,

 

Just need a postal address Clyde He He