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Re: [Spridgets] Floor Color

To: Dave and Terri Woerpel <dtwoerpel@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Floor Color
From: Steve Williams via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2023 13:53:09 +0000 (UTC)
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 Thanks for your input.

Steve Williams

     On Friday, November 3, 2023 at 09:32:05 AM EDT, Dave and Terri Woerpel=
 <dtwoerpel@gmail.com> wrote: =20
=20
 Steve,According to several sources when I restored mine, the entire shell =
was body color except for the inside of the boot(trunk) and sides were left=
 in red oxide primer.=C2=A0 Some body color overspray may be present.=C2=A0=
 The boot floor was body color.=C2=A0 The front "dumb irons"(frame extensio=
ns) in front of radiator as well as the front facing of the radiator vertic=
al supports are said to have been painted in non-gloss black. The black on =
the frame extensions stops at the base of the radiator supports.=C2=A0 Agai=
n there was, probably, some black overspray beyond the support, although no=
t much.=C2=A0 Very few people spray the black because they can't bring them=
selves to spray over a wonderful new paint job!What say the rest of the gro=
up?Regards,
Dave W'59 :()'59 MGA 1500Waukesha WI=C2=A0
"Pay It Forward"

On Fri, Nov 3, 2023, 7:22 AM Steve Williams via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.=
team.net> wrote:

Good morning,

Can anyone tell me if the Bugeyes came from the factory with the underside =
of the floors (undercarriage) painted the color of the car, or were they bl=
ack? Thanks!

Steve Williams
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<div>                Thanks for your input.<br><br>Steve Williams<br><br>  =
          </div>            <div class=3D"yahoo_quoted" style=3D"margin:10p=
x 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid #ccc;padding-left:1ex;">             =
           <div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sa=
ns-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">                                <di=
v>                    On Friday, November 3, 2023 at 09:32:05 AM EDT, Dave =
and Terri Woerpel &lt;dtwoerpel@gmail.com&gt; wrote:                </div> =
               <div><br></div>                <div><br></div>              =
  <div><div id=3D"yiv5165683486"><div><div>Steve,<div>According to several =
sources when I restored mine, the entire shell was body color except for th=
e inside of the boot(trunk) and sides were left in red oxide primer.&nbsp; =
Some body color overspray may be present.&nbsp; The boot floor was body col=
or.&nbsp; The front "dumb irons"(frame extensions) in front of radiator as =
well as the front facing of the radiator vertical supports are said to have=
 been painted in non-gloss black. The black on the frame extensions stops a=
t the base of the radiator supports.&nbsp; Again there was, probably, some =
black overspray beyond the support, although not much.&nbsp; Very few peopl=
e spray the black because they can't bring themselves to spray over a wonde=
rful new paint job!</div><div>What say the rest of the group?</div><div>Reg=
ards,</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Dave W</div><div>'59 :()</div=
><div>'59 MGA 1500</div><div>Waukesha WI&nbsp;</div><div><br clear=3D"none"=
></div><div>"Pay It Forward"</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div></div><br c=
lear=3D"none"><div class=3D"yiv5165683486gmail_quote"><div id=3D"yiv5165683=
486yqtfd73877" class=3D"yiv5165683486yqt7239378422"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"yiv5165683486gmail_attr">On Fri, Nov 3, 2023, 7:22 AM Steve Williams vi=
a Spridgets &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymai=
lto=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:sp=
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"none"></div></div><blockquote style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #=
ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;" class=3D"yiv5165683486gmail_quote"><div id=3D"=
yiv5165683486yqtfd75497" class=3D"yiv5165683486yqt7239378422">Good morning,=
<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Can anyone tell me if the Bugeyes cam=
e from the factory with the underside of the floors (undercarriage) painted=
 the color of the car, or were they black? Thanks!<br clear=3D"none"><br cl=
ear=3D"none">Steve Williams<br clear=3D"none">------------------------<br c=
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