XJS-C the rebirth

[Colt45GTO]

was quoted £270 to re veneer the woodwork, and £150 to re-lacquer it but we don't want to pay that!



so i have set about redoing it myself..... after all wood is only non weld-able steel!



this is how the dash pieces look.....ed! that old peeling lacquer is a
bugger to get off. i got the best stripper the paint shop can supply, i
wanted a brunette ended up with a blonde! because i may as well have
brushed wd40 on there! ordered some stuff from a wood refinishing
supplier see what that does.









yep pretty pale and peeling.



veneer however has a huge soak property so it takes a lot of clear to
actually get some sort of finish. and in places it doesn't take. i have
used nitro cellulose lacquer as a base coat and filler, then finished
with std 2k lacquer.



more like the right colour, a wet sand and final coat tomorrow and it
should be good as new, the vent surround i am waiting on the other
stripper to see if that works better. but will add more images tomorrow
of the finished pieces.



ps, was going for a matt finish but it doesn't bring the detail of the wood out so opted for the std gloss.

[Colt45GTO]

also had the leather professionally redone.....nope not re-covered but re-dyed. Leather Tech have done an outstanding job and i highly recommend them.

 

will update with more of both subjects soon.

[Old Peter]

Looking great!  I am looking forward to seeing this Classic car when she makes her debut, if that is the right word.

 

Peter.