[6pack] Restoration, on a budget: zinc

[Richard Lindsay]

Hello Friends,
   My family is from Scotland and the phrase, 'Scott free' is not just an
accident. We are frugal. Said another way, we tend to know how to
economize.  Here's an example.
   My TR6 project, independent of how pretty it turns out, is to be a
'driver'. Its not original but its also not butchered. Now let me put this
and the previous paragraph together.
   Around here, having parts plated with yellow zinc chromate is a
challenge. Either a shop to do the work is hard to find or said shop looses
NLA parts! The hassle, risk, and the cost are just not worth it for a
'driver'. So what does one do? Paint...and I don't mean a fancy, expensive
multi-step kit.
   I just go to the autoparts store and select a can of spray touchup paint
in about yellow zinc chromate color. I then spray the clean and degreased
part with a light coat of silver/aluminum engine paint. Then, while the
silver paint is still wet, I spray a very light dusting of the chosen
yellow-gold color paint, sprayed from way back so that it isn't even. The
color dusting melts into the silver paint leaving a pleasant almost yellow
zinc appearance. Perfect? Oh heck no. But it is certainly acceptable for my
driver projects, and the cost is about eight dollars to do every part
needed on a dozen cars!
   Here are the door latches for my TR6. They will be just fine.

http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/20190227_094022.jpg

   Here are the window lift bits, done the same, for no reason other than
they needed rust proofing - and I wanted to do so. Also helped with the
practicing.

http://aubard.us/75_Triumph/20190306_110721.jpg

Rick
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