Dan,
Your rubber sill covers should be navy also, If you got 'em.
David Stecher
'73 BGT, Harvest Gold over Navy
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Ray <danray@bluegrass.net>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>; MGMagnette@aol.com
<MGMagnette@aol.com>
Date: Sunday, June 14, 1998 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: Black or Navy Interior color?
>Now that I've had a chance to look real close, well shiver me timbers! Them
>thar seats is Blue! Now for some close reading in "Original MGB"...the
>carpet is black (been replaced though), only the door panels and seats
>appear to be "navy".
>Just another revelation on this great car that's been so well preserved
>(relatively).
>Now I'm thinking that ALL Blaze B's came with navy interior! (?) Let's see
>if Anders has the answer...
>Thanks all. You learn something everyday, dontcha?
>Dan
>73 Blaze B
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: MGMagnette@aol.com <MGMagnette@aol.com>
>To: danray@bluegrass.net <danray@bluegrass.net>; mgs@autox.team.net
><mgs@autox.team.net>
>Date: Sunday, June 07, 1998 9:30 PM
>Subject: Re: Black or Navy Interior color?
>
>
>> Navy upholstery looks pretty damn black. That is until you hold
something
>>really black next to it, then it looks blue. Chances are that on your car
>>people have "cleaned" it so much over the years that the wearing surfaces,
>>door rails, seats, have turned black from basically the dirt being
laquered
>>in. Look at the back of your seats, they will look very blue in
>comparison.
>>Then get Turtle Wax Upholstery and Vinyl cleaner, and just soak the dark
>>surfaces. Dirt you didn't know about will drip off. Then soak it again
>with
>>the cleaner. Then scrub it with a white nylon plastic potato scrubber.
>The
>>black and grey crap coming off will be incredible. Wash it with water and
>>your black interior will be blue again. Just for the record, you might
>want
>>to put some black electrical tape on the seats to make them look more
>blue...
>>
>> John
>
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