[TR] TR6 black areas, paint , etc Part 2a

[Joe Burlein]

Joe B
72 TR6


Bollen wrote:



> > 
> > I have starterd removing the underhood components of the 6 as I am
> > finally getting the engine compartment painted same color as exterior.
> > I need help in refinishing the accessories the correct colors ie
> > 
> > Radiator braces
>   
Black: semigloss
> > Cross Member
>   
Black: semigloss
> > Brake Booster
>   
Black: gloss
> > Alternator
>   
Original: not painted aluminum body with black plastic rear cover
> > Water pump outlet
>   
Original: not painted
> > Engine mounts
>   
Black: flat
> > Wiper motor and bracket
>   
Bracket is not painted, polished metal and motor is aluminum painted (I 
have seen both black and aluminum, I used aluminum because it goes 
better with the Laurel Green paint I used)
> > Hood hinges
>   
Same colour as your body
> > Steering column
>   
Black: matte Any corrections from the list is welcomed. I also recall 
someone having a list of TR6 paint specifications for parts. Not sure if 
this was on someone's web site or possible it has been added to the VTR 
site (haven't visited it in a while). If you have any other parts or 
areas you'd like clarification, please ask (a commom mistake is that the 
bonnet support bar should be painted black (semigloss) while the holding 
mount when the bar is down should be painted the colour of the car). 
Hope this helps.

Scott Suhring
Elizabethtown, PA
'70 TR6



AND A VERY STRANGE ONE:

front trunnions are brass, but I think that I can see traces of black

Wrong, in a rarely known fact, the TR6 painted the right (starboard)
trunnion bright green and the left (port) trunnion bright red.
This paint didn't stick very well, so is impossible to see except on
a most original car or properly prepared Concours example.
The Dupont Old World colour codes for these rare colors are A-123/456.
The trunnions were originally used on the Spitfloat racing barge.
Hence the colorful heritage...

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