[Spridgets] Heater Box Clips

[Dean Hedin]

Maybe it was cadmium, maybe it was zinc, but because they are in the same column of the periodic table
you can't tell them apart visually.  It is not wise to plate in cadmium today because it is very toxic.

Ditto for the bonnet struts which Horler book incorrectly states as "Nickle Plated"


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Biff Jones" <biffjones at verizon.net>
To: "Spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Heater Box Clips


> Kent, (Skip)
> 
> I have a low mileage (1744) '62 Sprite which is basically unrestored and the 
> heater clips are cadmium plated. Look in Holer's OS&M and the engine 
> compartment shots also show 'shinny finish' on the heater clips. The heater 
> boxes were painted as separate pieces, then assembled and then the unpainted 
> clips installed. Black clips are the product of DPO's.
> 
> 
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Heater Box Clips
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Skip Jackson <jackson.skip at yahoo.com> 
>> wrote:
>> What color were the clips originally?
> 
>> On Tue, Apr 6, at 10:24 PM, CosmicMag1380 wrote:
> 
>> Every one I have ever seen was painted black. Most of them have some
>> rust orange color too! I have never seen one that was zinc plated... 
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