Quote from: Rusty on May 15, 2017, 01:01:24 AM
Was the orginial wood stained?
Rusty, I couldn't say for sure whether or not my car's original wood was treated with stain or anything else. I have seen other more unmolested versions of the 28/29 roof assembly and it didn't appear that the roof structure was treated with anything except normal weathering. All I can say about my car is that the body structure wood that was original to my car was blackened quite possibly by age. Drilling into the old wood also produced darkened wood particles. Not quite as dark but dark. Age and a great deal of moisture might account for the blackened color (mold). I really couldn't say. ?
PS... Take a look at Dave's resto thread. His roof wood pictures show a mixed bag including body color, dark wood, and weathering.