my amatuer attempt at woodgraining

[heck91426]

Wanted to share with you guys my woodgraining project on my Dad's Model A dash. I never did this before, and wasn't trying to copy 'original' , I just wanted to get it halfway decent. I read some stuff online, and watched a couple videos. I realized there is a million different ways to do it. Started with the dash in gray primer. Next was 3 colors of Latex flat paint. Brown, Black and light Tan color (I used the cheap $3 Home depot sample size paints) Cheap brushes, mixed the brown and tan together rough, and used the black for accents. Dried thoroughly and then applied wood stain . Used red mahogany Minwax oil stain. Tried using oak color at first but it didn't look good. Then sealed with Minwax Spar Urethane. Tried brushing it on at first, but had too much dirt, so I sanded it and sprayed with a touch up automotive gun. I still might lightly sand and buff once it dries thoroughly.

Mark

[quickchange]

Great stuff, Its surprising what you can do plus lots of fun.

[Tiny]

Latex? Really?
I never would have thought that your technic would have worked.
It looks sweet though. Good job!

[Willie Krash]

Good enough for the girls I go out with.. <grin>
Nice job.

[al's28/33]

Looks good and I bet it made you feel good when it was done..........wait till you get it installed back in the car, you'll be proud of your own work!

[Ross/Kzoo]

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That looks great. You should be proud.

[Not George]

Very nice!

[Big John]

Any relation to Stitt's upholstery? not sure if they're still in business...Big John...

[rons49]

I am going to try it, very impressive.

[BashawT]

Very nice!

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

It's sorta' like painting an "impression" of clouds, somewhere in the World, there's a cloud like yours. Whatever grain you "develop", somewhere in the World, there's a wood grain that looks like it.
I'm going to try to do 1/4 sawn Oak. Bill W.

[Mike V. Florida]

Nice!

[Ted Duke]

Beautiful!

[eagle]

Bill. 1/4 sawn oak will be a trick! Post it when you're done. I know a lady that did woodgraining on steel house doors. Her work was absolutely amazing, you had to have yor hands on it to tell the difference. Some day I'm going to try it too.

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by eagle

Bill. 1/4 sawn oak will be a trick! Post it when you're done. I know a lady that did woodgraining on steel house doors. Her work was absolutely amazing, you had to have yor hands on it to tell the difference. Some day I'm going to try it too.

Eagle, been studying fake wood grains all around the house. If I use diluted black & a watercolor brush & do curvy pointy shapes, then drag a rough ooold wide brush over them, it'll be done! The grains don't really "come to life" until the clear is applied. It ain't ROCKET SCIENCE. What about a silvery grey grain over a black base? Voille' BLACK EBONY!! I once considered doing all the reveal mouldings on my black coupe in woodgrain. Bill W.

[V4F]

you can come do my whole car !!!

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by V4F

you can come do my whole car !!!

V4F, with added handles, it could look like a CHEST OF DRAWERS! NOT to be confused with the one drawer in which you keep your "DRAWERS" And why do they call them a "PAIR OF DRAWERS"?? Should I wear 2 ?? Bill W.

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

I "saved" the woodgrained dash on my '46 Chev. Fastback. It was perfect, except the clear was TOTALLY GONE!! Very dull! Wiped it ever so gently with a tissue & alcohol, Masked it & shot it with 3 coats of clear lacquer. Absolutely beautiful & perfect! Folks thought I had done it completely!!
Car had oxidized Baby Blue paint that looked like Blue Chalk, not even a dent or a scratch! Scrubbed it down with cleanser & 0000 steel wool, then scrubbed it down again with TSP (trisodium phosphate). Masked car & gave it 3 coats of clear lacquer and it looked like an expensive, professional paint job.
Saw a man do woodgraining, using a TINY jewelers torch, adjusted to emit a VERY FINE trail of soot. He made the finished grain lines like an artist, even made knot holes!! NEVER touched it with a brush. The clear coating encapsulated the soot trails & made them permanent. I wouldn't have believed it, had I not seen it with my own EYEBALLS!!
One man took 4 or 5 chunks of yellow nylon rope, tied in a bundle, "fuzzed" out the ends & used it as a brush to make woodgrain.
Another wadded cheesecloth into a tight ball numerous times, then wadded it tight again & used it to create his grain. It's sorta' like makin' soup, anything GOES!! Bill W.

[Cory Moffat]

I did mine the same way. People have ran there hand over the dash and quoted on what nice wood the car has. You did a fine job alright.