"Dipping"... cool new option... or tacky... your thoughts ???

My Nash has the wood grain painted window trim, & dash... mine is in "pretty good shape"

... but I got in a conversation with a another "oldie owner" at the last show I was at, & he said he was thinking about "dipping" woodgrain on his window trim...

... you know... the stuff they camo shotguns etc. with... I have a buddy that works at one of those film dip places... the woodgrain patterns are quite awesome...

what do you HAMB'ers think about something like this

super cool... or definate no-no ???

 

It 'looks' good what I've seen of it on TV...however, I would like to see it up close.

 

it more than likely wont look "vintage" or the way it was done originally, you'll have to ask yourself if thats important to you or not

 

Super cool. It's basicaly a version of vapor dposition, and its used in a number of industries, and the process has evolved and gotten better and better over the years. I love it. Look, if there are people here who would ***** about it, it's not the traditional method, etc, etc, then they should get rid of their air conditioning, remove the 'bags (even Ryan's car is bagged) etc, etc, etc. It looks great, you can get a variety of finishes you couldn't hope to get otherwise. What's not to love?

 

so this isn't the company my buddy works for... but here are some of the common wood patterns... who wouldn't love a dash in your favorite pattern between these two...

http://www.filmdipping.com/index.php/patterns-available/burl-wood/

http://www.filmdipping.com/index.php/patterns-available/straight-wood-grain/

 

here is one that shows some dashes they have done...

http://www.hydro-dip.com/all_patterns.htm

 

At the Grand National Roadster Show, I looked at the dash in the green '32 3-window coupe that Alan Johnson built that was done with the water transfer woodgrain and I thought it looked awesome. It had a very rich look and it was done for a fraction of the cost of real wood.

 

if the end result looks right why not?

I would like an original "in pretty good shape" over redone woodgrain.

 

"Dipping" is for Sheep.

 

I would go for this pattern!

 

You cannot distinguish it from the real thing. Bob Juliano here on the HAMB does it - www.julianos.com. The "wood" you see on upscale modern cars is dipped - actually called hydrographics.

I would and will go for it in a heart beat....

 

I'd really like to watch how this is done

 

Looks nice with digital gauges, billet and tweed.

 

billet oh never mind...

should look nice with chrome & mole hair too

 

I have a basic understanding of the process. What I'd like to know but suspect is the case, is if you view it REALLY close, is there a dot pattern?

 

Jdee... sorry... just a link I came up with on a search... if they pirated your pics, that link can certainly be deleted as far as I'm concerned

 

Go get 'em Jdee! Maybe they thought they were pirating dipped dash photos, because they look so "authentic"...

That '36 dash on their site looks nice.

See post #4 for Dirty Dan's dash in his '36 that was dipped.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=575176

 

I'm going out on a limb and guessing that this is the dash of the green 32 mentioned??? If not... I'll be glad to delete this post...

 

Wow!!!.... Hoochie momma

 

The process is really cool. If it looks good, go for it!!
In my opinion, it's no different than powdercoating a chrome bumper. Better in fact, since it still looks like woodgrain, where as you can usually tell the difference between real chrome and the chrome powdercoat.

 

Gotta skin a hell of a lotta moles if you are doing a sedan...

 

Some of those examples look like high quality work but I'm still not sure why you would want something metal done up to look like wood. It would probably save tons of time if you were restoring a Dodge Monaco station wagon though.

 

Eh.

 

Sure you can!! The powdercoat looks a little hazy/milky, where real chrome should look like a mirror.

Pipe is chrome, brake lever is powdercoat:

 

Anybody?
Anybody know if, when viewing the wood grain pattern, is there a noticeable (if at all) dot pattern? Like 4 color process printed pieces? How are the floaty water films generated? Will Brenda keep her baby?

 

It's your car and you'll be the one looking at it everytime you drive,if somebody doesn't like it then they don't have to do it to their car.
I've seen some of this work close up and it really looks good.

 

water dipping -- interesting -- sounds similar to the method used to create marbleized endpapers in books.....

 

Go to http://www.nostalgiaworksmd.com/ to see samples of hydrographics.
Dave & Becky Krolak have this business in Boonesboro, Maryland. It's an amazing process.

 

I'm not a fan of the process, but I do have to admit it get's results. I feel that if a component is going to look like wood it should be shaped from a piece of wood or at least be done with veneer. That said, Jdee, that looks incredible! I am in awe of the end product and am really surprised that this process created something so beautiful.

Chrysler and GM have been using this process for some time to emulate wood surfaces on interior trim pieces and they've held up well to the abuse of non-car people (IE: general public).

Looking around at various pics, it seems like the wood grains take a lot better than other patterns as the odd variations in direction and size only add to the natural look of the process since flaws and random shapes are a natural occurrence in real wood.

The worst offender, and part of why I hate this process so much is the fake carbon fiber BS people have flocked to with just about every 'stick on' car part and consumer item possible. Makes me gag.

 

Wow any of these guys up in Ont.Canada