If you paint your dash with the wrinkle paint on a really hot day or use
a hairdryer it will wrinkle up a whole lot. The key to getting it to
look original is to use it on a 50 degree day and use a hair dryer
(sparingly) if it doesn't wrinkle enough.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patton Dickson [SMTP:kpatton@worldnet.att.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 1997 5:06 AM
> To: Francis Coleman; Healey List; MG List
> Subject: Re: '67 Sprite dashboard (now with console added)
>
> Hi Francis,
>
> Both my Dash and shift cover were just plain old black paint, no
> texture.
>
> Here is a question to add though. I just found an original radio
> console out of a 67 midget. It is painted the same color of the
> car(brown) , were they all this way or can they match the rest of the
> interior and be black as well?
>
> Patton
>
> Francis Coleman wrote:
>
> > Can someone out there help me with some questions about the
> > dashboard on my 1967 Sprite?
> >
> > It seems that somewhere in its' mysterious and sordid past
> my
> > LBC
> > received a highly textured paint job. I know that the dashboard
> > should
> > have some texture on it, but the current application is far too
> rough
> > and
> > quite uneven to boot. I plan on removing the current paint and hope
> to
> >
> > replace it with something more accurate. Can anybody out there tell
> me
> >
> > where I can get the proper paint, and is it something I can apply,
> or
> > do I
> > need a specialist to put it on for me?
> >
> > Also, while I'm at it, is the metal shift cover that sits on
> > the
> > tranny tunnel supposed to have a textured surface to match the
> > dashboard,
> > or should it have a smooth paint job?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help on this one. My Sprite needs
> > alot
> > of help, so you'll probably hear more from me in the future!
> > Packy
> >
> > =============================================================
> > ================
> >
> > Aerodynamics are for people who cannot build engines.
> >
> > Enzo Ferrari
>
>
>
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> '67 Austin Healey Sprite MKIV
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