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Hi Linda,
The Al frames and cockpit surround were originally done by some type of =
process that made them have a more polished silver look. Mike McLean =
probable remembers what it is called. Some years ago he found a company =
still doing that coating but it was expensive. It also would scratch =
fairly easy. Now days polishing and clear anodizing is probably most =
common although some folks just polish the frames and surrounds and =
claim they stay looking good with out vey much effort. I can not attest =
to that claim. Anyway if they are anodized then there is not much you =
can easily do to change them. Anodizing Al gives you a coating of AlO2 =
which is the same as sapphire and diamond is the only thing harder than =
sapphire. It is possible to re-polish the fames but not an easy task.
I did an article and several classes on rebuilding sliding side curtains =
back about 2000 and will send you, and any one else interested, that =
write up.
Bob Kitterer
1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
2013 Miata
2017 Mazda CX9
Pay it forward.
Thanks Frank
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> On Dec 5, 2018, at 3:46 AM, Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets =
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> I'm happy to say I am finally ready to install my rubber seals on my =
side screens and I'll assume they are anodized because polish isn't =
doing a great job. Tips please what should=20
> I use? BTW I cut the plexyglass by hand in 2008 after tracing the old =
set and couldn't figure how to get them in the track so I showed it to =
Frank and he pushed them in! I was amazed at how easily he did that and =
still to this day can't figure it out.
> Spridget Powered,
> Linda
> 62 California Sprite "Pinky"
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Hi =
Linda,<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">The Al frames =
and cockpit surround were originally done by some type of process that =
made them have a more polished silver look. Mike McLean probable =
remembers what it is called. Some years ago he found a company =
still doing that coating but it was expensive. It also would =
scratch fairly easy. Now days polishing and clear anodizing is =
probably most common although some folks just polish the frames and =
surrounds and claim they stay looking good with out vey much effort. =
I can not attest to that claim. Anyway if they are anodized =
then there is not much you can easily do to change them. Anodizing =
Al gives you a coating of AlO2 which is the same as sapphire and diamond =
is the only thing harder than sapphire. It is possible to =
re-polish the fames but not an easy task.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I did an article and several classes on =
rebuilding sliding side curtains back about 2000 and will send you, and =
any one else interested, that write up.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">
<div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: =
start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: =
break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: =
after-white-space;" class=3D"">Bob Kitterer<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)<br =
class=3D"">1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in =
boxes<br class=3D"">2013 Miata</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); =
letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" =
class=3D"">2017 Mazda CX9<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Pay it =
forward.<br class=3D"">Thanks Frank</div>
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<br class=3D""><div>-<br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Dec 5, 2018, at 3:46 AM, Linda Grunthaner =
via Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"">Hi Guys,<div class=3D"">I'm happy to say I am finally ready =
to install my rubber seals on my side screens and I'll assume they are =
anodized because polish isn't doing a great job. Tips please what =
should </div><div class=3D"">I use? BTW I cut the plexyglass by =
hand in 2008 after tracing the old set and couldn't figure how to =
get them in the track so I showed it to Frank and he pushed them in! I =
was amazed at how easily he did that and still to this day can't figure =
it out.</div><div class=3D"">Spridget Powered,</div><div =
class=3D"">Linda</div><div class=3D"">62 California Sprite =
"Pinky"</div><div class=3D""><br clear=3D"all" class=3D""><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div>-- <br class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size:small" class=3D"">"Pay =
if forward" in honor of Frank Clarici III, Spritenut</span><br =
class=3D""></div></div></div></div>
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