^^^ Sometimes I think about getting a small sandblasting cabinet, but it’s one more thing in the way and wouldn’t get used much, so I plod along.
It took me a few hours to carefully strip the several layers of paint off the dash. Again the added layers came off quick and I had to work quite a bit harder to get through the factory layer. I was being cautious because there are not many nicks or scratches in it and I don’t want to add any. The whole dash sanded up pretty nice.
I cut a strip of heavy tin and ground the galvanize off for a backer to repair the corner. I buttered a 1/8” layer of long strand fibreglass on the tin and held it in place with light pressure from small clamps. I still have to profile it with a sander. Once that’s done I can paint the dash and set it aside.
When I was cleaning the underside of the dash I found the manufacture date for it. March 8 1973. It’s in pretty fine shape for being fifty years old and likely not always being cared for much.
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