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Subject: RE: MGB dashboard
From: Nick Pitt <nick.pitt@bbc.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 96 09:30:00 PST
Alberto,

     None of these things are hard except actually getting the crinkle 
finish on the paint. My car is a '73 but I don't believe ther are any 
substantial differences. You will need to drop the wheel as it is bolted at 
the top end to the dash. Do support the wheel with something , to avoid 
stress lower down the shaft at UJs etc.. The frame around the insruments 
unscrews from behind. (this is obvious once the dash is out. The chrome on 
the glovebox lid eases off very gently with a screw driver. Be very careful, 
you don't want to bend this. I had all the parts blast cleaned to get a good 
surface to paint on. I think this is worth it as any surface imperfections 
can still show through even a crinkle finish.
     Now comes the hard part. All the crinkle finish paints that I have come 
across only give that finish if they have been allowed to cure at a fairly 
high temperature. I did mine in the kitchen having warmed it up by having 
both ovens on with the doors oipen for some time (turn them off before you 
start painting of course!) This gave me an OK finish but I would recomend 
waiting for a good hot summers day and doing it then.

     Otherwise follow the instructions on the tin and happy crinkling!

          Nick ('73 roadster)
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From: mgs-owner
To: MG List
Subject: MGB dashboard
Date: 12 November 1996 14:05

 -- [ From: Alberto Manganini * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] --

I'm planning to respray my '65B dashboard, and obviously, to achieve a good
finish, I have to remove it.
 - Is it difficult to do?
 - Do I need to remove the (original) steering wheel?
 - How does Moss' "Wrinkle Paint" work? Is it suitable for a full respray, or
is it intended for small touch ups only?
 - How to take away the chromed glovebox lid finisher and the frame around
the main instruments area?

Thanks for your invaluable help

P.S. Sometimes (only sometimes) my flashing lights and stop-lights stop
working. I traced the awful schematics in the Heynes Manual, and found that
their only junction is in the fusebox, so I dismounted it and give it a good
clean. Now they're working, and hope they'll go on. Could it be something
else?

Cheers
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Alberto Manganini - albertom@mbox.vol.it
      Mag Moda New s.r.l. - Italy
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  "Virgin Wool Comes From Ugly Sheep"

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