woodgrain dash set alternative

[sparkybr74mr]

I purchased a woodgrain sticker kit from year one over a year ago, this weekend I removed all the pieces from my dash set and began wet sanding the inserts to smooth them out for the new decals, When I went to apply the first sticker it was considerably short 3/4 inch as are a couple of other stcikers. I made the mistake of sanding down my set before looking closely at the sticker set, I am not so sure to even use it as it will probably look like crap. Has anyone ever done something different to thier dash set. I finished the set off by polishing all the old woodgrain off and am looking at alternatives to the cheap ass sticker kit. Should have done my research prior, my bad.

[BananaDan]

BEA/PGC's woodgrain kits are great, but pricey.  You can also send your woodgrain panels to Performance Car Graphics and they will do it.  I have heard that the vinyl stick-on ones can shrink, maybe that's what happened to yours? 

Dan

[ChargerST]

You can use quality stickers that won't shrink (3M DI-NOC). Check this out: http://whitegauges.net/products/1968%252d1970-B-Body-Rally-Dash-Resurfacing-Kit.html

I bought my own sticker material and it turned out very nice. Material is very high quality automobile sticker material that is UV-resistant and doesn't shrink. Downside: it takes some time to make it fit as you need a hairdryer to get it into the gauge openings. You also need to do the lettering using transfer script. Upside: various color choices (went with a light woodgrain for a more modern look) and you're able to get the same woodgrain for your console.

Here's a pic (looks better in person - cell phone camera is not very good):