Woodgraining a Dash

[DirtyDan]

I am considering wood graining the dash on my 1936 Ford Coupe project. I am curious if anyone here has any experience with the roller system sold by
"Grain-It Technologies"? I have some artistic abilities and the videos on the site make it look pretty simple, but I would like to hear from someone who has used the kit first hand. Or if there are some other effective methods, I'd love to hear about them.

Thanks!

[01aford]

I did my window garnish moldings myself. They look great and I have zero (that's with a BIG Z) artistic abilities.
Save yourself some money try it yourself. If you don't like it, blast them and send them off. It will save you at least 800.00 bucks.
Don't forget to use a clearcoat and seal them up when your done.

Nice car by the way...

[KiWinUS]

Very Very nice coupe , you are further along than I am with my 36 coupe , but I also want to woodgrain the dash & window surrounds .My dash is RHD , just got it last Fri .
Cheers
Tony

[DirtyDan]

Originally Posted by 01aford

I did my window garnish moldings myself. They look great and I have zero (that's with a BIG Z) artistic abilities.
Save yourself some money try it yourself. If you don't like it, blast them and send them off. It will save you at least 800.00 bucks.
Don't forget to use a clearcoat and seal them up when your done.

Nice car by the way...

Thanks for the complements on the car!

Are you saying you used the Grain-It roller method? My dad also has a 35 Cabriolet that we are going to woodgrain (I know not correct) so it would offset the cost of the kit vs. having it done professionally.

[Mike in AZ]

Originally Posted by KiWinUS

Very Very nice coupe , you are further along than I am with my 36 coupe , but I also want to woodgrain the dash & window surrounds .My dash is RHD , just got it last Fri .
Cheers
Tony

so where are the pics, Tony??....lol....another RHD '36??....cool....Mike

[Mike in AZ]

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very nice '36....Mike

[Django]

That is looking great so far Dan.

[Don Cape Cod]

A year or two ago I linked with a party (lost touch) to get the kit and share the cost because once your done, you're done with it. If anyone else is interested, I'd want to do the deluxe with straight grained walnut.

[01aford]

Originally Posted by DirtyDan

Thanks for the complements on the car!

Are you saying you used the Grain-It roller method? My dad also has a 35 Cabriolet that we are going to woodgrain (I know not correct) so it would offset the cost of the kit vs. having it done professionally.

I did not use the "Grain It" kit. I bought the roller from a craft store.

[Tommy Gun]

Oh my! That is one beautiful car!

[Ron in AZ]

Dirty Dan ,is that Washington Blue color on your car ? I'm getting close to getting paint on my 37' Tudor and that is the color I'm using.
The car looks GREAT ! And the wheel color looks great too.
Thanks for the picture... Ron

[DirtyDan]

Never thought of checking the craft store for a woodgrain roller... I guess I know what I will be doing tomorrow. If you have any pic of how yours turned out please post some pics.

Yes the color on my 36 is Washington Blue, or at least some variation of it.

It will be powered by an 8BA w/ a T-5 5spd trans... Intake and heads are now polished since these pics were taken.

[01aford]

Now that's a flathead!!!

[Karl Wolf]

I want to wood grain my 39 Deluxe, would be interested in sharing with others... Karl

[55 dude]

you guys keep posting some really great stuff,sure glad everyone is helping all the members post pictures or we would all be missing out. thanks DirtyDan.

[ken ct]

Not a good idea holding that mtr by the ass end. Not very strong in that area? ken ct

[Mike V. Florida]

Check here for three different articles for woodgraining.

Woodgraining

[1936coupe]

heres mine hand painted and laquered, not much help sorry, but shows what it can look like.

[Sid the Maineiac]

Beautiful!!

[Tom Overfield]

I took a stab at woodgraining with the kit from that company and am pleased with the result. Just a couple of hints.

It went a lot better when I attached the dash to a 2 by 10 through the existing mounting holes with screws. You have to have the dash mounted to something so it does not move when you apply pressure with the roller to have it form around the curvers and recesses.

You will make some mistakes the first couple of times you try, the grain will smear, it will not go on straight etc. Not to worry, just wipe it off with a damp rag and start over.

The graining when finished may appear to have light and dark areas that look awful. Dont worry about that, it did on my dash and once it was cleared, those areas disappeared.

If you use the small detail brush to fill in some areas, apply the graining ink to a piece of paper, dip the tip in the ink, then wipe a couple of times to blot most of the ink off. Then just lightly,,,,lightly,,, drag the brush across the area to fill in some missing grain.


I used the spray can clear the company sells and it seems to be a good product however it will stay soft for awhile. Do not lay anything on or around the parts while it is drying. To solve the issue, I put my dash in the sun a few days after I applyed the clear. This cured the paint but it didnt seem that smooth after drying that way. A quick pass over the dash with 1000 wet and dry used wet, then a light polishing and it turned out perfect.

Tom