Colleen etc
MGB windshield frames were NEVER painted. On later British Leyland frames the
quality and reflective qualities of the finish were lessor (read inferior)
but they are always anodized alloy. I have several pieces of frames from
earlier
than my 66 to rubber-bumper era, so it's easy to confirm. Your frame went
bright in the areas you worked on it because you likely rubbed through the
anodizing.
I too went down the road of hand-polishing out my frame, with the aid of a
buffing wheel on a bench grinder, and even had to file out a couple of "zits"
and then reshape the pillar with 150 grit... I likely put 40+ hours into the
silly thing. Now I just scrub on it with 3M scotchbrite-White, the least
abrasive
one, a couple of times a year to lift the oxidation. (steel wool is messy for
my taste) I love how it looks and don't regret the time spent one bit!
By the way, windshield frame posts from a side-door beam car (1973+) will
most definately NOT fit into the body fittings of an earlier car, as they
changed
the "foot" angle to clear the beam. Not a well documented fact, though it
shows up in the BL master parts manual. Let's not discuss why I know this so
well...
John
>From: "Colleen LaPlante" <colleenlaplante@attbi.com>
>Subject: MGB ('66) Windshield Frame Paint(?).
>I'm replacing the windshield in my '66 MGB roadster, and decided to clean up
>some dings and nicks in the frame. However, having polished the frame nicks
>out, the worked on area is much brighter than the surrounding areas of the
>frame. Were these frames painted?
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