Well.... after a somewhat crappy tape-off job...(PO)
cleaning up the white overspray from the lower edge
of the top rear fender trim... the white came off, and never
effected the black what so ever. Not even it's glossy
surface appearance. I managed to scratch the black,
but the stripper never did anything to the black.
...pretty hard to believe it's paint on there.
Paul Tegler ptegler@cablespeed.com
www.teglerizer.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Gunther" <rjgunthe@bellatlantic.net>
To: "Ptegler" <ptegler@gouldfo.com>
Cc: "Spitfires mailing list" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 6:01 PM
Subject: Re: Chrome or black trim ?? comment?
>
> All of the black painted trim is actually stainless steel
painted black
> with the exeption of the
> 2 "horse shoe" peices on the rear fenders. I just
stripped mine down
> with paint
> stripper. I'm looking for a set of horse shoe trim in
chrome if anyone
> has any they want to sell.
> Bob
> 75, 76, 79 Spits
> 80 FI Fiat Spider
> 88 Fiero
> looking for a TR3 restoration project soon.
>
> Ptegler wrote:
>
> > I keep seeing references here to 'painted' trim.
> > I've yet to own a spit where the trim (rear top wing and
> > tail surround) that was anything other than black
anodized
> > metal. Never painted.
> >
> > Paul Tegler ptegler@cablespeed.com
> > www.teglerizer.com
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Laura Gharazeddine" <Laura.G@141.com>
> > To: "Spitfires mailing list" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 4:30 PM
> > Subject: Re: Chrome or black trim
> >
> > >
> > > > I agree with Richard, chrome looks much nicer
> > >
> > > I like chrome trim too-and now that I have a shiny new
gas
> > cap, I'm thinking 'chrome, chrome, CHROME!!!'
> > >
> > > I don't have the wing mirror anymore though-it was
ripped
> > off (literally and figuratively) when I moved in here-so
> > it's been replaces by something more difficult to rip
off-a
> > bullet mirror. But, it's sprayed to match the body-very
> > sleek!
> > >
> > > Also the paint
> > > > can't chip off the chrome stuff, something that I
> > noticed had happened
> > > > with the black trim that I replaced.
> > >
> > > I hear that! I have become so handy at touching up the
> > wiper arms that friends and neighbours are always asking
me
> > to do theirs! (I don't-it's too tedious.)
> > >
> > > Though, to do 'touch ups' on the trim on the rear
deck,
> > the oxidized sort of trim-go to your local gun shop and
get
> > the gun black, I think it's called. Touches those
scratches
> > right up!
> > >
> > > And there's your Spitfire Tip for the day! ;-P
> > >
> > > Laura G. and Nigel
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