Subject: I stopped sanding when reaching the natural wood color. Author: DavidC (moderator) : member since December, 2003 : 11918 posts Posted on: 2005-03-09 02:46:29

In my case on the e23, there's a reasonably large area of wood that is covered by the door handle trim cover, so I used that area for experimentation. If your stain is sufficiently dark, you probably don't need to completely eliminate the original stain as it will be covered up by the new stain, anyway.

What type of finish will you be using? Clear epoxy resin, laquer, spar urethane or something else? Spray-on spar urethane worked well in my case, but the finish on the e23 wood trim is more like natural wood without the thick, shiny finish on the e32's.

I'm very interested in how you tackle the project. Good luck! Remember, though, even if one of the pieces gets messed up, there are plenty of used trim pieces available in the salvage yards for replacements. You've got very little to lose and a lot to gain!

David Cecil, KI4GZR
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