Friday, January 26, 2018

Ever see the woodgrained metal parts in 1930s and 40s Packards? National Cash Register did that, and the process is an aquafilm thing that only one guy does now


Woodgrain by Estes uses a French process known as Gravure printing to put a woodgrain finish on parts like dashboards and window frames. Plates with various grain patterns on them are an important part of the system. Woodgrain by Estes has over 400 plates that originally belonged to National Cash Register Co.

Joe Goss, 2001 Charles St., Lafayette, IN 47904

(765) 490-5634




http://www.motorn.com/news_full.php?id=5790
https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/services-offered/unspecified/unspecified/1748033.html

There is also Keith Payne of Old Dominion Oyster Restorations





Road and Track magazine April 2018 issue ahd a 3 page feature by Ken Gross on how they do this work
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3 comments:

  1. Jdeerat3:11 AM

    Those videos are not from "Woodgrain by Estes'. But from "Grain It Technologies" who Trained with Benny Estes. woodgraining.com

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    1. Jesse6:24 AM

      gotcha. Do you know that this isn't wikipedia, nor Encyclopedia Britannica. I am just a car guy, and that means I'm not so nitpicky.

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  2. Jdeerat6:37 AM

    There is a lot of confusion on woodgraining online and who does it these days. I just uploaded probably one of the only videos of Benny Estes.
    Dashboards have a crazy history. A wood board in front of the wagon driver so when you dash the horses you don't get hit with road apples LOL

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