info transfer from old board.
Wood graining Metal
I sand blasted the dash and all of the associated parts including the window garnish moldings. I blasted with the pressure set at 40 psi so as not to warp the metal. Then primer with self etching primer. The rest is all specified by Grain-it Technologies. http://woodgraining.com/main.html
The base coat of Du Pont, Centari paint of the color (and ink color) specified by Grain-it. They provide a 6' x 16" plate with the grain pattern etched to it. You squeegee the ink into the groves. Then you pick up the image with a very soft rubber roller. Then take the roller and transfer the image to your part. There is a technique to getting the overlap and edges so they look good. The more I worked with it the better I felt about doing it. Then followed up with 3 coats of clear. The ink is water soluble so errors or something you don't like can be wiped away. I started over many, many, many times. I think I'd like to try to do another dash just to see if I can do better. The small flat pieces are easy. Like the glove box door. If anyone wants to do wood graining this is the way to go. They have a couple of hundred patterns to choose from. If the forum had a "recommend" section this would go into it!
Carmen,
I found this old posting, hope it helps