I think TeriAnn's first comment is the most true - it's your car. If you can
be content with the look of it - be it in original condition, painted, or in
gleaming new chrome - it's your own call. Also, depending on what you are
going to be doing with the car (daily commuter, weekends, shows, concours),
that can somewhat dictate your choice.
As an odd example, Fred Thomas kindly offered to refurbish the old rusty
ashtray from my parts car 3A, including sourcing the new face plate and
powder-coating the tray. It needed the face plate, but I thought I would
just use black rust paint and buy the replacement face plate from Fred's
source he recently mentioned to the List. I changed my mind and let Fred go
ahead, as I wanted to see how DIY powder-coating would look. Now my ashtray
is the best part of my whole darn car!! (Thanks again, Fred!). I'm hoping
this hasn't sent me down the road to a body-off, full-scale restoration, but
time will tell. After all, if the ashtray can look that good, just imagine
the whole front suspension! Maybe I'll look in the pennysaver for an old
kitchen stove for the garage :-)! Cheers, JD
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TeriAnn Wakeman [SMTP:twakeman@cruzers.com]
> Sent: September 12, 2000 10:44 AM
> To: TR list
> Subject: Re: Shabby chrome query
>
>
> >Or would you folks see my silver-painted luggage rack from a mile away
> and
> >point and laugh and shout rude things at me? Would I become infamous on
> >this list? Some kind of LBC-molester?
> >
> >Thanks for your opinions.
>
> First of all it is your TR6 and that gives you the right to do anything
> with it you please.
>
> Second I hope you have a stonger core of self worth than to be dependant
> upon this list for your self value. Us listers can resemble a school of
> Great White sharks at feeding time on occasion. SO do what feels right
> for you. Besides you can always change your mind later. Paint can come
> off. The question is what looks better to you, your rack as finished
> maybe after a bit of polishing, your rack painted or your car without the
> rack installed untill you get the money ahead to get it properly
> rechromed.
>
> I have the factory style luggage rack for my TR3. The rack has been
> polished then waxed. It is storred inside in a dry location until I wish
> to use it. Then it comes out and is placed on the car. It gets
> repolished and a new coat of wax before going back into storrage. I do
> this to keep the finish nice for as long as possible. Of course now with
> luggage on the rack, you don't see much of the rack anyway.
>
> So do what feels right for you.
>
>
> TeriAnn
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