Well, Joey, you sound a lot smarter than to have an MG for
transportation. That aside, you might try some sort of penetrating oil
on the mirror screw and let it sit for several days. Once the screw is
buggered up, you are done.
The wheels can be made to look like new w/ out a lot of expense.
You can have them dismounted and sandblasted and then you can repaint
them. If they are wire wheels, use extra caution that no sand ends up in
the spline area. If they are disc or "Rostyle" wheels, you can do all of
the above but you should obtain a painting mask from Victoria British or
Moss or someone. The Eastwood Co. sells a bunch of restoration stuff,
including a gray wheel paint that works very well. Call them @
1-800-345-1178 and they will send you a free catalog. You are in for a
long weekend but it will make a world of difference in the appearance.
Larry Dickstein
bugide@juno.com
On Thu, 17 Apr 97 14:05:48 EST jkurtz@student.med.harvard.edu writes:
>First off, hi from a new subscriber. Important things about me:
>
>1. '79 MGB roadster driven as my only car
> (it runs, but with a weber carb and sony stereo)
>
>2. biology student still in school
> (thus mechanically shakey and little money :(
>
>3. was driven home from hospital after birth in an MG
> (it is in my blood and I seem to be funding my
> mechanics retirement fund)
>
>I have been slowly working my way to doing more and more work
>on it myself, but it can be difficult. Thanks to the hints for
>re-adjusting the steering wheel. That will be this weekend's project.
>
>But, my two questions are: First, a very kind vandal knocked off my
>driver's side door mirror (and placed it back on my car for me), but
>i cannot get the stupid screw out of the mirrow so i can screw it
>back onto the new holding plate (sorry for such poor jargon). Do
>I have to get it machined out, or is there a trick.
>
>Second, and i do not mean to offend anyone, but when I bought the
>car 5 years ago, the wheels were already rusted pretty bad. With the
>recent paint job and new tires, I was curious if there was a way
>to maybe repaint them in a silver or chrome paint to make them
>look somewhat nice? Believe me, if I had 800 free bucks, I would
>get new ones. So if anyone has any ideas, I would greatly
>appreciate it.
>
>Thanks again,
>Joey Kurtz
>'79 MGB
>
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