That sounds like a good idea in principle, Rob. I'm a little concerned
that the heating process may delaminate the wood from the metal backing as
well. Anybody who's been down that road and spent some time inside a '66
dash want to chime in on the feasibility of using heat from the rear to
soften the glue that holds the metal panels in place on the dash?
As far as that goes, whatever's behind the panel is invisible anyway. I
wouldn't mind running some experients with a drill and syringe to get
enough solvent in there to cause the panels to pop out.
So what solvent is the right one for this glue?
Thanks,
David
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Can you take out the supporting piece/trim that the wood is attached to?
If
so, maybe just a heat gun and apply some heat to the back of the metal.
Don't roast it, just enough to soften up the adhesive.
Rob McCall
'67 LeBaron
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>All other areas of wood trim - dash, steering wheel -
>would be removed at your peril. They are on thin
>metal backing plates which can bend easily - and if
>they bend they will never lie flat again.
The bond can't be permanent. One of the triangle shaped pieces on the
passenger's side fell out quite by itself. So I really need to know what's
a safe glue removing solvent to use around the other trim pieces.
Thanks,
David
'91 K-Imperial driver
'66 Crown Coupe project
'66 Newport 383 dual exhaust .030 over Eddys/Hurst/Cragars daughter's first
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