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I got industrious this afternoon, after sleeping off my travel exhaustion, and decided to finish the wood on my TD.
Here is the result.
I did have to take the console piece down to bare wood, as it had been rained on by a sunroof leak, and delaminated badly in places. I was able to hide all of the damage, except the area around the mirror remote control switch, it was too far gone. I built it up with epoxy, sanded it smooth, and painted it black. The varnish does not match, but I have some very dark varnish I am going to apply later on, once I am sure the repairs dont re-crack.
Overall it looks 100% better than the cracked delaminated mess that was there, when I bought it. I am satisfied with the results. The little piece of trim over the radio is to hide some screwdriver damage from some idiot trying to pull the Becker incorrectly. I decided a little piece of mahogany would solve that issue, for now.
So much for buying this car as a beater.........it seems to be turning into more of a restoration each day........
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