Upon stripping the finish I discovered that the veneer on the dash was trash. I sent a sample of the original to a veneer supply to match. I ordered two sheets in case i screwed up the installation since this would be my first time doing this kind of work.
I stripped the old veneer of and used some bondo to repair any imperfections. Then I did a rough trim of the veneer.
I taped the two pieces of veneer back to back and clamped with just a small amount sticking proud of a straight end. Using a sanding block I edged both pieces to match.
I screwed two 2' x 4' x 3/4" pieces of melamine covered particle board with the dash in the middle as clamps.
Once the glue had dried I did the final trim.
I used the drops to veneer the radio blank and the glove box door so that the grain would match the dash.
After a light sand it is ready for the finish.