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Originally Posted by ent72olds
Gentlemen and possible ladies...getting set to start the winter project of a frame-on body resto of my brother's '70 VISTA. Any ideas or contacts where I could find the woodgrain? Is there a kit or do I have to wing it with a woodgrain contact paper(possibly 3M)...any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Cool, another Vista Cruiser saved from the crusher.
I have a '71 two seater, three year one winter project, it will be Nordic blue again in the spring hopefully.
The woodgrain (or applique as the manual calls it) is 3M vinyl as 442garage says and is available but no longer from GM, 3M Di-Noc specifically. NOS stuff comes up rarely and never enough to do a car.
The widths and lengths are very important or you end up with a lot of very expensive waste or the grain not matching on the doors and front fender. There are nine seperate pieces used on each side and one for the tailgate. The fenders are three seperate pieces, doors one each, quarters use four but one is just a little hunk.
I may go with Woodgrains for Wagons in Long Beach CA but still haven't made up my mind, have to check around some more.
I made a crude but effective drawing I will attach (if you promise not to laugh
) that shows sizes and what size pieces would be needed with the wrapping and under the trim. I sent it to them last year at their request to get an idea of what the Vistas needed.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3199/...cfda2c82_o.jpg
The widest piece shows about 14 inches. They use 18 inch to be sure that it covers and you can wrap it around the edges and go under the trim with not too much waste. The lengths are made individually so waste is eliminated and you don't lose a useless end.
In fact, they just sent me a post card with a Country Squire on it to keep them in mind.
They have a Birch Wood color that is a little light but looks pretty good that I may go with unless I can find better. I have a sample they sent me and it is much darker than the color on their website, but colors are never correct online. The original was more of a dark brown with a walnut grain and what they have now in walnut is mostly for Fords and is too red IMO but the PC color thing could be skewing it.
I was just looking at their new photo gallery and the Cheby looks good, have to find out what it is.
I like their logo... "Got Woodgrain?"
http://www.woodgrain4wagons.com/
Allan