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Classicars · Joined: 07 Feb 2011 Posts: 58

Any tips on how to paint the A40 Austin Devon dashboard in wood grain and what material etc ., is used please? Thanks

47Jag · Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:34 pm Post subject:

Have you considered Fablon or similar vinyl covering. I did my A70 in the early '6os with that and it looked really good.

Art

Churchill Johnson · Joined: 11 Jan 2011 Posts: 359 Location: Rayleigh Essex

If i remember wood grain was metal with a look alike wood grain finish applied with a rubber hand tool that left a grain finish i have just binned one no good.

Phil - Nottingham · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 1252 Location: Nottingham

Old type decorator suppliers will have the correct colour "Scumble" which is a thin traslucent oil paint used for graining wood. An appropriate matt base coat is used eg dark cream or dark fawn, which is painted on, let dried smoothed off, and the scumble then brushed on and then while still wet the pattern is brushed into it with combs, feathers and fine brushes. The whole lot is then varnished matt, silk or gloss when dry.

An expert "grainer" can virtually reproduce the factory finish which I believe was the Dynoc process from the US - actually a photographic print..

http://www.decorfilms.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=96&Itemid=108
http://www.classicautoservice.com/wood%20graining.htm

The link is the modern equivalnet although not the same

Of course to match you need a sample of the colour and the effect ie what grain/wood they were trying reproduce
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Classicars · Joined: 07 Feb 2011 Posts: 58

Hi Phil,
Thanks for the information you have posted. What is confusing me is if I use oil based material and then I finish the job in cellulose lacquer finish, would'nt the cellulose react with the oil based paint and produce a bubble appearance. Sorry if I am not using the correct phrases but I am sure you will understand what I mean.
Regards, Victor

phil thanks for your

Phil - Nottingham · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 1252 Location: Nottingham

Quite correct you must use a water or oil based laquer
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steely dan · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:52 pm Post subject:

I read this with great interest .
Graining can be done using either water or oil based mediums , both have their own advantage / disadvantages. I use one or the other depending on the type of grain required. It takes a bit of practise but anyone can do it and obtain reasonable results but just remember it's not a one hit process.
I've just recently completed this steering wheel for a uk owner and there were 13 coats of base , graining medium and varnish with wet sanding ,compounding and then polishing over and above. . I prefer to use a polyurethane varnish to finish as I can get a much deeper lacquer finish with it .
Don't even consider a "fablon" material on your car , you will cry........ Smile

This one started as a silver finished wheel .The ( poor OEM ) finish is a type of vinyl wrap on top of a hard plastic substrate .Preparation required the removal of this down to the base.

Phil - Nottingham · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 1252 Location: Nottingham

Truly an excellent result - no differnce to to the real thing Very Happy

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traction39 · Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 399 Location: South Wales

Outstanding!
I tried wood graining my metal window surrounds. Used various scumble paints but thought the result was not subtle enough i.e. looked a bit garish. I would be grateful if you could write the steps you use...I still have the various wood grain brushes...maybe I will try it again? I cannot remember if it was light first, or dark...
After I cleaned off the paint I sprayed with a dark brown...not really what I wanted to do..but less frustrating!
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Nic Jarman · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:23 pm Post subject:

British heritage cars · Joined: 10 Nov 2010 Posts: 202

Hallo,

I'm dacing the same dilema, I have to repaint my dashboard from my austin devon..

A friend of me has sended met this link, http://www.austin7.org/Wood-Grain.htm

Kind regards,
Jonathan

British heritage cars · Joined: 10 Nov 2010 Posts: 202

I found some intresting stuff to help making wood structure...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk3EEfzyF1o&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh8V-4k-_w0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSj0yY_b0rM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rSZHQkfUFw&feature=related

Hope this helps,

Kind regards,
J