# 1975 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight - Woodgrain panels **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** oldsmobile\ **Created:** [December 24, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1975-oldsmobile-eighty-eight-woodgrain-panels/131357 "2018-12-24T18:18:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pape\_Karl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f6c823/32.png) [@Pape\_Karl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Pape_Karl)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1975-oldsmobile-eighty-eight-woodgrain-panels/131357/1 "2018-12-24T18:18:52Z")
Anyone know where I can get woodgrain panels for my car? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1975-oldsmobile-eighty-eight-woodgrain-panels/131357/2 "2018-12-24T18:36:33Z")
Your car doesn’t have woodgrain “panels.” It is a vinyl decal applied over the car’s paint. Long out of production, the site below should be able sell you reproduction material in a roll for you to apply and trim. I did not see your particular car listed. Here: [https://www.stripeman.com/woodgrain-kits/](https://www.stripeman.com/woodgrain-kits/) ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1975-oldsmobile-eighty-eight-woodgrain-panels/131357/3 "2018-12-24T20:02:37Z")
Alternately find a shop that does wraps. They could probably match your original pattern. ---
**Author:** ![Pape\_Karl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f6c823/32.png) [@Pape\_Karl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Pape_Karl)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1975-oldsmobile-eighty-eight-woodgrain-panels/131357/4 "2018-12-24T22:36:33Z")
Thank you for the advice. Karl ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1975-oldsmobile-eighty-eight-woodgrain-panels/131357/5 "2019-01-02T19:41:20Z")
Both of my suggestions are repeats of the two above, but if you want to see how this is done, there are some [good video links in this BestRide story](http://bestride.com/news/technology/wood-veneer-restoration-we-can-do-this-easy-way-or-the-hard-way) showing it (and the amazing results). ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1975-oldsmobile-eighty-eight-woodgrain-panels/131357/6 "2019-01-02T20:07:34Z")
I think I read 30 years ago that lemon oil cleans them up if that’s the only issue. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1975-oldsmobile-eighty-eight-woodgrain-panels/131357/7 "2019-01-02T22:34:25Z")
As a (probably more expensive) alternative, I recently saw a ‘Wheeler Dealer’ episode about an old Jeep Grand Wagoneer, where they had a guy who replaced the woodgrain vinyl by hand painting a wood pattern. It was pretty convincing. ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 1:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1975-oldsmobile-eighty-eight-woodgrain-panels/131357/8 "2019-01-03T01:52:24Z")
The original wood grain finish was a laminated decal called di-noc from 3M. Di Noc is still made. Contact 3m and see if they can point you in the right direction.