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[Juju]

Citizens of the Miniverse ,

Does anybody have any carpentry-type knowledge?

Matilda's walnut dash is beginning to show signs of water damage along the bottom N/S just above the bottom dash rail. I believe it started before I replaced the windscreen seal, but it continues to deteriorate whenever the wealther is filthy-nasty (as it usually is at the mo).
I tend to keep her eyeball vents open. Plobly a mistake in hindsight.

Anyhoo, please will you tell me: is there a way of introducing gluey-type gunkiness along the edge of veneer to stick the wood bit back to its shiny coating, or do I just wait for it to go completely horrid & then replace it?

Thankings

Joooooooooliet

[Juju]

Nobody like wood?

[sweetser]

i like wood juju lmao

errrrrr im not sure, would you be able to put some clear drying PVA glue inbetween it then clamp it up and leave to dry, thats what i would probly do.
but id wait untill someone else says something lol because i dont want to be responsible if you do that and your dash goes all skanky lol.

or look on here at the bit about blisters i think thats a better way maybe

hope this helps luke

[panelbeaterpeter]

I used to restore antique furniture if that's any help.. Has the veneer lifted? or just discoloured? If it has lifted, it could be re-glued and clamped, so long as the water hasn't misshapen it, in which case you can carefully cut out a thin V section with a sharp knife until it can be clamped down and sit level and straight. If it is discoloured, it will be difficult to re-stain it so it looks the same as the rest, you would most likely have to strip the whole dash, and get it french polished, or french polish it yourself. It's quite easy if you take your time, drop me a PM if you need any help!

[baker_boy]

I Currently restore antique furniture and weve had a few examples in recently with similar damage..

what you can do is if its in an easily accessable place, get a damp cloth and an iron, place the damp cloth over the veneered area, put the iron on its lowest setting so as not to burn the finish off from the veneer, and place the iron over the damp cloth and veneered area, put a bit of force on it aswell. The heat from the iron will re-melt the glue underneath the veneer and make it go sticky, dont leave the iron on there too long, and keep checking it to make sure its going down.

OR

Get some animal glue also known as pearl glue seen here;

http://www.dkimages....78/35020059.JPG

This is best for veneering really as it dries in no time.. Not sure if youve heard or used it before but it comes in crystal form, and what you have to do is add water to them to make them expand and put them in a glue pot to let them turn into liquid then apply to the damaged area.. Lift up the veneer using a model makers knife or a stanley would suffice, and place the glue underneath. Then Flatten down and then cramp ideally or just put some force on it evenly to make sure that the excess glue has completly come out..

OR LASTLY

Get some hot melt glue underneath it and flatten down using a block of wood and some human pressure, that should be enough.

Also you could use some contact adhesive

Hope this helps aswell... And if i have lost you pm me and ill be happy to help

Edited by baker_boy, 03 June 2008 - 06:34 AM.

[Juju]

Thanks Guys. Much appreciated.

I shall try the hairdryer/iron trick if the weather ever gets better.