Went ahead and bought 3M Ebony Woodgrain Vinyl Wrap , took me some time to pull center console trim, then 3 hours to wrap all pieces and this is end effect

AFTER

BEFORE

 

Hmmmmm.......... I can appreciate the workmanship, you seem to have done a great job. The new looks a bit like the OEM Rich Oak veneer, but a bit greyer and matte.

 

Each to his/her own. Nice job!

 

I admire the workmanship! Reminds me a bit of my dentist’s waiting room, but hey, my opinion ain’t worth crap, so as long as it pleases you, bravo!

 

Not for me but like stated above nice job.

 

I've been meaning to comment about your signature quote for a long time.......
Thing is, I'm always happy that I'm right!
Course, I'm on wife #4 now.

 

I like the satin finish on the material vs gloss.

 

Great job. I love the before and the after!

 

Just so I understand this do I assume the before and after pictures are mixed up. So is the dull finish the before ?

 

The shiny was the before. You can see the airbag decal on the before.

 

Nice work... where did you get the wrap? Does it come in other colors/patterns? Too lazy to Google ....

 

Many, many moons ago I had an employee tell me that statement and in my opinion no single sentence can sum up a long term relationship more accurately. I'm at 39 years of marriage and counting and I could not be happier, but rarely am I right. I have however noticed as my hearing slips that over the last few years the wolf sounds alot like Charlie Browns teacher.

 

When I first ran across this post that's what I thought. Then I looked at the date to see if it was April Fools. But nope he actually did this on purpose. His car good for him. Not for me though.

 

That's understandable, since you're from Utah where was legal to have 3 or more wives. That's called polygamy. Less fortunate men had 2 wives. That's called bigamy. But pity the poor man with only 1 wife. That's called monogamy - uh, correct that - monotony!

 

So you covered real wood with vinyl. No thanks to the fake graining

 

https://www.metrorestyling.com/

They have a lot of different styles.

The new trim looks much better in person than in pictures as it has nice texture and satin reflection to it.... I get it that i replaced real wood with a vinyl but center console piece was very damaged with scratches and pealing clear coat. maybe one day i will go back to real wood or at least piano black finish

 

Ahhhh monotony... it's like a warm fuzzy blanket.

 

Well you're certainly not a quitter. My sister is not either as she just booted number 5. She married one of them twice. Life is short and no do overs so charge on.

 

I was going to ask what the reason for the change was but it would have appeared sarcastic.
There is a trick you can do with what you have to get that mile deep look of lacquer. They make satin and gloss overlaminates that go over the wrap.
https://www.fellers.com/fellers-shop...-overlaminates
Avoid piano black at all costs, unless you are already bald.

Also if you ever want to refinish that wood, lookup BritishAutoWood. They are a jag specialist and a sponsor.

 

To be really honest I just was not a fan of the style of the real wood I had in my car, the pattern wasn’t my style..... there is that light wood trim I like but it would cost a lot to replace it.. so for now wrap will do until I grow up to appreciate the original wood trim