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TRIM AND SAND VENEER:

After the contact cement has had sufficient time to cure, first trim the excess veneer from the edge of the glove box door.
Then carefully cut out the piece for the face of the glove box door so it can be applied to the front face of the door. Then
remove the excess from the edge of the dash and precede with all of the dash cutouts. A large handled Xacto knife works
well for doing the trimming. Sand cut edges and lightly sand face of new veneer with sandpaper foam block.

STAIN SELECTION & STAINING DASH:

Before its time to stain, I applied a variety of stains to a scrap piece of the veneer to determine which one I liked best. After
stain dries, apply a couple of coats of clear finish so you get a good representation of what the final finish is going to look
like. I selected a lighter stain, Fruitwood, which I thought was appropriate for applying to the cheery veneer. I recommend
applying a second coat of stain after the first coat dries. I carefully applied a little darker coat of stain to the exposed edges
of the dash because the Fruitwood stain appeared lighter on the existing plywood edges.

APPLY CLEAR FINISH:

After the stain dried for 24 hours lightly sand, clean dust with tack cloth and apply three coats of finish, sanding between
coats, per product directions. I used Varathane Spar Urethane Water based Exterior finish. A foam brush works best around
all of the openings and a foam sanding block works great for sanding. Also apply at least two coats of finish on back side
of dash to seal it against moisture infiltration.

NOTE: I removed the glove box and restored it while waiting for coats of finish to cure. I used glue to repair any tears in
the material and then applied a coat of Minwax Wood Hardener to each side to help reinforce the existing fragile cardboard
type material. Then sprayed a coat of black paint on the inside.