Pete:
My 76 has the wheel wells coated with the same stuff as the lower
portions of the rocker panels are coated with. It is a black coarse
undercoating like material which was applied to the car on top of the
paint.
I am fairly certain it is how the car came from the showroom (not sure
about the factory cause maybe undercoating was only applied to N/A spec
cars?). So washing the wheel wells on yours should result in a black
surface (but clean black). Note: this last claim is purely hypothetical.
Hey just how dirty are those wheel wells? On mine (a predominantly dry
driver) I can clearly see the black undercoating - just a layer of fine
dirt. I am leaving mine alone since it's not too bad.
Peter Zaborski
76 TR6 (CF58310 UO)
Calgary AB Canada
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dynamic@transport.com [SMTP:dynamic@transport.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 15, 1997 3:43 PM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: Dirty wheel wells...what to do?
>
> Mike writes:
>
> >How about renting a pressure washer. (hypothetically)
>
> >Mike Burdick
> >Omaha NE
>
>
> Bob writes:
>
> >Remember some of that 24 years worth of road dirt
> >actually IS a coating intentionally placed there.
> >
> >But if you're doing(...contemplating) a frame-off
> >restoration, you're going to want to take some of
> >that off too.
>
> Mike and Bob:
>
> Thanks for your prompt replies. Do those pressure washers really do
> the
> trick, hypothetically? What can I expect to find once I spray off
> all the
> dirt? BTW, Mike, I was born and raised in Lincoln. (Hypothetically!)
>
> I guess the question is, how much is factory coating and how much is
> dirt?
> I always thought that if I could get rid of the dirt, it would
> basically
> look like the rest of the car. Were the wheel wells painted body
> color, or
> were they black? Or, was the body color painted over the coating? I
> am
> not at this point ready for a restoration. I just want to spiff
> things
> up... a LOT.
>
> Thanks again, both of you!
>
> Pete Chadwell
> 1973 TR6
>
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