tbirdman Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 I just received my wood graining for my 32 back from Grain-It . Very nice job and much better than the first guy I sent my stuff to. They were 11 days late, but need to take into account I was pushing their standard lead time and 11 days is nothing in the world of restoration. So now on to reassembling the interior and then the only thing I'm waiting for is the gauges which I'm told are two weeks away from being completed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Only 11 days "late" is actually about 6 months early for most shops. Grain-it also sells kits so that customers can try their hand at doing it themselves. And they offer a lot of advice to help you. They gave a very nice seminar at the AACA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia last February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbirdman Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 West,I was hoping you were realizing the "complaint" was tonque in cheek as 11 days is very samll compare to the usual schedules delays that anyone experiences with these old cars. I'm just glad to get back quality work. Anyway the dash is in but the back of my head is sore from being upside down putting in those wood screws. Dash looks very nice now but unfortunately now the glove boxes look terrible compared to the freshly restored dash. So off to the upholstery shop this morning for a quick relining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 If your upholstery shop doesn't want to deal with the glove boxes they are available reproduction. Carpenter in Calif supplies them I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbirdman Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 Any contact info for Carpenter? Never heard of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom M Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Are we talking about the liner that is inside of the boxes?I saved mine which I think are the original ones for patterns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbirdman Posted May 15, 2007 Author Share Posted May 15, 2007 yes, we are talking about the liners. The boxes themselves are in excellent shape, but the original liners were pretty uggly with stains and dirt. I'm just getting the boxes relined with a similar felt material.The boxes will be ready tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Block Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Any contact info for Carpenter? Never heard of them. </div></div> CArpenders classic, he is walnut creek or Alamo California.Ron Carpendar <rcarp1940@aol.com>, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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