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6T5 square
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 Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:14 pm Post subject: Rear hinge cover |
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The rear hinge cover in the 65 square is looking kinda ratty. Is there any way of refinishing or painting it?
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blankmange
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| Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 5:35 am Post subject: Re: Rear hinge cover |
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| 6T5 square wrote: |
| The rear hinge cover in the 65 square is looking kinda ratty. Is there any way of refinishing or painting it? |
the single cover or the two covers? is it the original plastic or an aftermarket fiberglass or steel one?
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GjMan
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Location: Grand Junction, CO
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| Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:51 am Post subject: |
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| It's a one-piece steel stamping finished in what appears to be an off-white crinkle paint. I also have one I need to spruce up, so if anyone knows how to duplicate the original color and texture please jump in. |
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6T5 square
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| Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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It's the original single piece. It almost looks like it is covered in 'glass fibers.
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65 square 1500S (weezer) sold but always on my mind
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rust 1500 s
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Location: so cal
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| Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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Rust-oleum textured white works well.
It's has texture ,and not glossy.
Thats what I used and turned out very nice.
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GjMan
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| Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Rust, thanks for the tip. Do you just spray the paint according to can directions, or is there a trick to get the proper texture? |
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rust 1500 s
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| Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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Just spray it on. Clean and primer the cover but try to leave old texture intact.
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Peter Hops
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| Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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| So which cover is the original? The one piece metal or the two piece plastic? |
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rust 1500 s
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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They both are. The one piece is for early year cars. And the
two piece are for later years.
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Russ Wolfe
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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And the 2 piece plastic ones just melt in your hands when you try to take them off your parts car. 
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buzzbox
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Location: sydney australia
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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| And the 2 piece plastic ones just melt in your hands when you try to take them off your parts car. |
So true!
I got a pair out of a parts car couple of days back,
super brittle and crumbly! a few cracks etc..
Call me a fool but I'm Going to try to restore them  |
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Peter Hops
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:35 am Post subject: |
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So would I get shit for having an early hinge cover on a late car?  |
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blankmange
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:54 am Post subject: |
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| Brian14 wrote: |
| So would I get shit for having an early hinge cover on a late car? |
no - only if you were trying to pass it off as 'original' or 'restored'.....
and the late, plastic covers are terribly brittle by now -- I removed mine (very gently) and painted them, since they had yellowed over the years....turned out quite nice....
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buzzbox
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:05 am Post subject: |
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| So would I get shit for having an early hinge cover on a late car? |
you know where to get one?
I'll fit one shit or no!
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| and the late, plastic covers are terribly brittle by now -- I removed mine (very gently) and painted them, since they had yellowed over the years....turned out quite nice.... |
Sounds like the ticket!
I plan to paint mine with por15 (got some lying around, surprise surprise), It should seep into the cracks and bind them up a little. fill the holes with caulking or some other sturdy plastic, GENTLY shave and sand, then paint them up with something oil based.
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blankmange
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:11 am Post subject: |
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| buzzbox wrote: |
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| So would I get shit for having an early hinge cover on a late car? |
you know where to get one?
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glass action makes them out of fibo...
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havenot001
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:29 am Post subject: |
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| I just put in a one piece steel hinge cover in a 1971 squareback. Two things, You need to drill and tap some new screw holes, and run wires for the light. I got the cover off thesamba classifieds. It came with wrinkled paint, I thought it was just a poor after market paint job. |
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notchback
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buzzbox
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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Oh, I'll be getting one of those!  .
Didn't know about the metal ones prior to this thread..
(once again, ignorance is it's own punishment!)
They'll cover those nasty rips in the headliner..
Thanks! |
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Peter Hops
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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| I have my original covers but they are like you guys said, very brittle. what can I use to restore them? |
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raru
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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i got a fiber glass action cover and an og metal cover if anybody is interested... 
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