As someone with the experience of a journeyman furniture builder, I can tell you that it is near impossible to do anything with MB veneer pieces due to the very thin (about 1/64") material and the type of finish they use. You can easily take a swipe with the wrong grit sandpaper and go right through the veneer.
I have suggested to people who want to give it a try to grab some pieces from their local pick and pull and try it - it's a good learning experience. Drew Tibken of Heritage Woodworks is the only guy I have ever met that can do this, and he has invested a lot of money and time into the process. I have seen how he does the work, and it's truly a long and involved process that he developed over the years. If you ever saw it, you would recognize that Drew's work is nothing short of world class. Dan ________________________________ From: andrew strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 3:46 PM Subject: [MBZ] Refinishing W123 zebrano wood grain My center console wood in the W123 300TD is about like this and I would like to improve it. Has anyone had any luck in refinishing zebrano wood? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Mercedes-Benz-300D-300TD-diesel-W123-Woodgrain-original-center-consoleNR-/250938284492?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item3a6d1659cc _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
