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Re: Black or Navy Interior color?

To: danray@bluegrass.net
Subject: Re: Black or Navy Interior color?
From: gofastmg@juno.com (Rick Morrison)
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 00:18:57 EDT
Dan,
 It wouldn't supprise me. My 72 BGT was originaly Blaze and the interior
(door panels, front and rear seats) were Navy. Carpet and dash was black 


Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT (with ALL black interior)
74 Midget

On Sun, 14 Jun 1998 16:01:12 -0500 "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
writes:
>Now that I've had a chance to look real close, well shiver me timbers! 
>Them
>thar seats is Blue! Now for some close reading in "Original MGB"...the
>carpet is black (been replaced though), only the door panels and seats
>appear to be "navy".
>Just another revelation on this great car that's been so well 
>preserved
>(relatively).
>Now I'm thinking that ALL Blaze B's came with navy interior! (?) Let's 
>see
>if Anders has the answer...
>Thanks all. You learn something everyday, dontcha?
>Dan
>73 Blaze B
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: MGMagnette@aol.com <MGMagnette@aol.com>
>To: danray@bluegrass.net <danray@bluegrass.net>; mgs@autox.team.net
><mgs@autox.team.net>
>Date: Sunday, June 07, 1998 9:30 PM
>Subject: Re: Black or Navy Interior color?
>
>
>> Navy upholstery looks pretty damn black.  That is until you hold 
>something
>>really black next to it, then it looks blue.  Chances are that on 
>your car
>>people have "cleaned" it so much over the years that the wearing 
>surfaces,
>>door rails, seats, have turned black from basically the dirt being 
>laquered
>>in.  Look at the back of your seats, they will look very blue in
>comparison.
>>Then get Turtle Wax Upholstery and Vinyl cleaner, and just soak the 
>dark
>>surfaces.  Dirt you didn't know about will drip off.  Then soak it 
>again
>with
>>the cleaner.  Then scrub it with a white nylon plastic potato 
>scrubber.
>The
>>black and grey crap coming off will be incredible.  Wash it with 
>water and
>>your black interior will be blue again.  Just for the record, you 
>might
>want
>>to put some black electrical tape on the seats to make them look more
>blue...
>>
>>    John
>
>


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