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   floman47 | Jul 10, 2002 03:14am | #1

   I once was asked to refinish the “wood” trim in a Mercedes about that old.  But when I started to look closer at the “burled wood” I found out it wasn’t wood at all it was faux finished, and the burl was drawn with a flat marker all squiggly like. I’ve seen some with wood (I think) so look close

   As for how to do wood that would be someone else not me!

    

   Jeff in so cal      

    

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   RSRose | Jul 10, 2002 03:34am | #2

   It's REAL WOOD!

   It sure would be interesting to hear how that stuff is applied to all those curves!

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   Jamie_Buxton | Jul 10, 2002 04:56am | #3

   I don't know how the Mercedes is built, but I once did a similar job on a Jaguar from the 50's.   On that car, the veneer was applied to wood panels, and the panels were fastened to the car with studs and speednuts.   That is, some woodworking shop was making lots of veneered panels -- some of them curved -- cutting them to shape, finishing them, and shipping them to Jaguar.   The production line at Jaguar just bolted them on to the car.   To repair the cracked veneer, I mostly just chipped and sanded it off the substrate, and re-veneered the substrate.  There were a few substrates that were so damaged that I built new ones.

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   Danford_C_ | Jul 10, 2002 06:35am | #4

   Well Dave,

   It's been a long time but, I owned a '64 220 SE (4 seat coupe), which was virtually the same as a '63.  No veneer, the glove box door, the "console" tray, tach and speedo "housing", windsheild bow, and all the wood  trim was solid Burled Walnut.  I restored that car from the axels up.  I also restored a '62 190 SEL (2 seat roadster) don't recall any veneer on that one either.

   Point is I wouldn't veneer and I wouldn't advise that you do either.  If you've not done it, this is not the car to learn on.  Last I checked Hemmings, '64 220 SEs were going in the neighborhood of 30 to 60K depending on condition and factory options.  Take the car to a professional.

   Dano

   "Form and Function are One" - Frank L. Wright
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   dondownunder | Jul 11, 2002 08:11am | #5

   Dave

   Many years ago Dad & I restored the timber-work on his 1962 220Sb & I'm pretty darn sure it was solid timber. FWIW

   Don