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Re: [Healeys] Restoring a control box cover

To: 'Bruce Steele' <healeybruce@roadrunner.com>, 'healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net>, John Spaur <jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Restoring a control box cover
From: Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike@att.net>
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2021 09:22:41 +0000 (UTC)
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 When I restored the control box for the Bugeye I used Angelus Jet Black Le=
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Rub it with India ink followed with black shoe polish and a good buffing ju=
st as you would with leather shoes.

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John

San Jose, CA

=E2=80=9862 BT7

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From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bruce St=
eele
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2021 4:44 PM
To: 'healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net>
Cc: healybruce@roadrunner.com
Subject: [Healeys] Restoring a control box cover

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I=E2=80=99ve an original Lucas control box cover in need of restoration.=C2=
=A0 I=E2=80=99ve removed some of the yellowish brown patina with 0000 steel=
 wool, and used some Mother=E2=80=99s Back to Black, but there=E2=80=99s mo=
re that needs to be done.=C2=A0 Seeking the wisdom of others as to the best=
 process to restore the cover to its original semi-gloss black.=C2=A0 Is pa=
inting it the only way?=C2=A0 If so, how best to prep it?=C2=A0 Other optio=
ns?

 =C2=A0

Thanks.

 =C2=A0

Bruce Steele

Brea, CA

1960 BN7

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dia ink followed with black shoe polish and a good buffing just as you woul=
d with leather shoes.</span></p><p class=3D"yiv0487229697MsoNormal"><span s=
tyle=3D"color:#1F497D;"> &nbsp;</span></p><p class=3D"yiv0487229697MsoNorma=
l"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D;">John</span></p><p class=3D"yiv0487229697M=
soNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D;">San Jose, CA</span></p><p class=3D=
"yiv0487229697MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D;">=E2=80=9862 BT7</sp=
an></p><p class=3D"yiv0487229697MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D;"> =
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padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class=3D"yiv0487229697MsoNormal"><b>From:</b=
> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bruce=
 Steele<br clear=3D"none"><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 31, 2021 4:44 PM<br =
clear=3D"none"><b>To:</b> 'healeys' &lt;healeys@autox.team.net&gt;<br clear=
=3D"none"><b>Cc:</b> healybruce@roadrunner.com<br clear=3D"none"><b>Subject=
:</b> [Healeys] Restoring a control box cover</p></div></div><p class=3D"yi=
v0487229697MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</p><p class=3D"yiv0487229697MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">I=E2=80=99ve an original=
 Lucas control box cover in need of restoration.&nbsp; I=E2=80=99ve removed=
 some of the yellowish brown patina with 0000 steel wool, and used some Mot=
her=E2=80=99s Back to Black, but there=E2=80=99s more that needs to be done=
.&nbsp; Seeking the wisdom of others as to the best process to restore the =
cover to its original semi-gloss black.&nbsp; Is painting it the only way?&=
nbsp; If so, how best to prep it?&nbsp; Other options?</span></p><p class=
=3D"yiv0487229697MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:san=
s-serif;"> &nbsp;</span></p><p class=3D"yiv0487229697MsoNormal"><span style=
=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">Thanks.</span></p><p class=3D=
"yiv0487229697MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-s=
erif;"> &nbsp;</span></p><p class=3D"yiv0487229697MsoNormal"><span style=3D=
"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">Bruce Steele</span></p><p class=
=3D"yiv0487229697MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:san=
s-serif;">Brea, CA</span></p><p class=3D"yiv0487229697MsoNormal"><span styl=
e=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">1960 BN7</span></p></div><p =
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