This is an easy and quick job, no sanding required. I stripped the zebrano in my 300E using aerosol aircraft stripper from Home Depot (orange can). It was one of the first things I did when I got the car, since all the cracked finish bothered me to no end, kind of like a grain of sand on your eyeball. I didn't bother staining after stripping - just sprayed on about 3 or 4 coats of urethane. The result is a refreshingly bright, natural wood look. Passengers compliment me on it all the time. When I get the time, I will pull the wood strips in the doors and do them too so that they match.

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