brn2rde wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:19 pm
Got the new drivers door interior panel installed. Not much to it, but nice that it went without a hitch. I bought a bag of door clips from British Parts NW for cheap and they work well. Included a pic of the OEM clip next to the one for the TR-4
Thanks, nice find. Just ordered a set! As I typed this, I'm thinking I should have looked at one of our roadster parts stores first. Whoppsy daysie
Michael,
I did look before ordering some myself these are $14.19 for a pack of 30 , the vendor I found sells them for $3.16 each or $136 for a pack of 46.
Looking good ,Tom. I recently did some spare domes with a drill and a buff pad. It went pretty quick. Used the brown and green stick polishing compounds. viewtopic.php?p=303277#p303277
Sadly-Linda has passed away 2022. She was the 311's den mother and drove the first Rare-Parts ball joint project. RIP.
Buffing machine and compound just makes it quicker but if the metal is not pitted hand results are always going to good also
On the valve cover if you want truly mirror like this I would probably hit it with 800-1000 also.
Another option that looks real good on the cover is to go all the way to 800 but leave it like that
It will give it a deep brushed look
So do you think these imperfections could be removed through polishing? I took it down with steel wool and there seems to be odd casting marks. Will sanding and polishing take them out? Domes weren’t like this at all.
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Probably but if you want mirror you’d probably have to start with a medium grit of dry 120-180-220 and progress to wet 400-600-800-1000
Lots and lots of sanding
Try some 400 wet first. If that doesn't do it go to 320. Anything more coarse that that will leave deep scratches you will not like. Always best to start with the most "fine" paper that will do the job and go backwards. If that doesn't do it go the coarse paper but I am betting most of the heat marks from casting will come out.Wrap the paper around a small piece of wood to get some leverage for the hard spots. Just my 2 cents.
Stay away from steel wool. It will embed in the aluminum and rust eventually.