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Texas Tom · 09-03-2012, 03:59 PM

The photo posted by TIN CUP depicts what I understand to be 'factory-correct' woodgrain for a Model A. I presume his photo on the left looks more blonde in tone due to the close proximity of the camera flash.

GRAIN-IT offers a wide selection of graining plates, each with a different pattern. As I recall, they state that anyone with their entire set of plates can replicate the factory-correct graining of nearly 90% of U.S. autos made in the 1930s - 1950s.

The base coat on my woodgraining is mahogany. As I recall, GRAIN-IT offers two shades of mahogany, and the one I used is labeled MH-1.

The guy who runs (owns?) GRAIN-IT is Evan Westlake. He's a straight shooter, and very willing to assist the customer in selecting the base color and the grain pattern to fit the 'look' that the customer is seeking.

I found the process makes it pretty easy to achieve good results.

09-03-2012, 03:59 PM	#11
Texas Tom Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 137	Re: GRAIN-IT-TECHNOLOGIES woodgraining The photo posted by TIN CUP depicts what I understand to be 'factory-correct' woodgrain for a Model A. I presume his photo on the left looks more blonde in tone due to the close proximity of the camera flash. GRAIN-IT offers a wide selection of graining plates, each with a different pattern. As I recall, they state that anyone with their entire set of plates can replicate the factory-correct graining of nearly 90% of U.S. autos made in the 1930s - 1950s. The base coat on my woodgraining is mahogany. As I recall, GRAIN-IT offers two shades of mahogany, and the one I used is labeled MH-1. The guy who runs (owns?) GRAIN-IT is Evan Westlake. He's a straight shooter, and very willing to assist the customer in selecting the base color and the grain pattern to fit the 'look' that the customer is seeking. I found the process makes it pretty easy to achieve good results.