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Hi All. Would anyone have any photos that show the wood-grain details that was originally used as I would like to wood grain my coupe as close to original as possible

one of the problems with that would be , what gm assembly factory did the car originally come from ?

Each factory would have a few workers who would do this work and spread that over ALL the factories and your going to have lots of differences in styles.

I have seen lots of original dash panels for sale on ebay and they all have a slight difference in wood grain colour.

mike lynch

Were these all hand woodgrained for these years?

I do not think they had decals back then or laminate, to overlay.

I think if you went to you tube videos most likely somebody is doing a video tutorial on how too. ?





MIKE LYNCH

Mike, I have a 35 Standard Coach. Was the woodgrain a burl or fancy design like in the videos, or just a straight wood grain? All the photos I've seen are of the plain, straight, woodgrain. Also was the wood graining just around the instrument cluster, or in the other "indents" that go across the top and side of the dash?

from what I have observed on the 34-35 standard dash panels. The whole dash is a browney shade with the instrument and the upper inserts wood grained . Which are " plain straight wood grain". The burl sure looks nice tho.

Just for general interest sake, a 1934 Chevrolet MASTER DASH also fits a 1934-1935 Chevrolet standard series. Only difference is the support rod from the top of firewall to bottom center of dash is shorter, because the dash bottom is flat rather than nicely curved.

mike

The Canadian cars were not the same as US cars. The instrument panel was black for US cars and the wood gain is described as Walnut. There is a good close-up picture of the wood grain in the 1935 engineering Manual.
All wood grain pattern would have been exactly the same as it was a pre-printed decal like application.

I was wondering if they were using the pre-printed decals back then. They did such a great job with the decals and application that most people think it was all hand painted.

By the way te 1934 Standard dash was all black with no wood grain.

PETER.............its your car, if you want a total wood grained dash or a partial around gauges and the upper recesses burl wood design, do it. Its your car.

There was a company called JULIANOS in USA east coast , who used to offer complete wood grained dashes done by immersing the dash in a liquid then raising it up where the decal would adhere to it. Not sure if you could mask it off so the decaL only adhered where you want it too. ?

mike

Thanks everybody for your information and input. is it possible for someone to post a photo of the illustration that is in the 35 engineering manual. as i do not have assess to a copy here in New Zealand.
Cheers Paul Mitchell

If your car was ade in Canada the dash may be different from the information I posted. I failed to notice you are in New Zealand.

we, CANADA exported assembled complete cars to New Zealand and also C K D to be re-assembled on the New Zealand GM assembly line.

My point originally was that I see a lot of 33--35 Chevrolet dash panels for sale on ebay USA. I see a lot of variations in the colour toning of the original wood grain .

mike lynch

Several things can afect the colour toning. Camera and light and fading after 80 years.

Hey your using Canadian/british English..........COLOUR.......

One of these days a N O S 1934-1935 standard dash panel , still in its original sealed box will show up on ebay.

Then we can all redo our dash wood graining based on that.

mike

Hi Mike. You are correct my coupe is a CKD assembled in NZ, shipped from Canada. I personally do not care as to the correct wood grain patient. More what parts were originally wood grained, however it would be nice to do the wood grain close to original.I can always redo the wood grain when you find that N O S standard dash panel on ebay
.Cheers Paul.

PAUL, I have an original 1934 1935 Chevrolet standard dash that's untouched except for the gauges which are black Smith ones from England. I have had this like seems forever .

I can dig it out of the rafters , take it outside and take digital pictures for you. I believe you bought a window winder and wood mounting from me for your car in the last 12 years. I have only shipped one item to N Z and I imagine its you ?


contact me at mike350 at rogers dot com

mike lynch

Hi Mike. I would appreciate the digital pictures and all your help, and advice. At times I would be lost with out your support and other VCCA Chat members help.
Cheers Paul Mitchell.

took a bunch of pictures outside in sun so wood grain would show up. It did after I wetted a cloth and wiped dash down, wood grain POPPED. Dug out a 34 master dash I got from tigerjones on ebay and wiped that down and took pictures also.

Suggestion to all, look on ebay USA under 34 35 chev standard for dash panels for sale and save the pictures for future reference in a picture file.

mike lynch

So Mike, The dash is a brown color? That is good to know. I thought it was black. Having bought the car from someone that did some repainting to spruce it up, I didn't know the original color. He just sanded it smooth and painted the whole dash a gloss black. Were the window garnish moldings brown too then wood grained? Thanks for your help.

PETER..........email me, posted above, and see the pictures for yourself.

mike

Re Chev Nut Post. Referred to a wood grain illustration in a 1935 Chevrolet Engineering Manual. I have been unable to locate on google any information regarding a publication of this tittle. Is this the correct title 1935 ENGINEERING MANUAL)

Just an update. I have had my window surrounds wood grained. I had them done using the Hydrographic method.the guy made a beautiful job. I chose a woodgrain pattern the closest I could find to the photo's Mike sent me. I am very happy with the end result. The cost was about US $200
Thanks to all Paul Mitchell.