Attaching the front wings

[paul83]

Hi All,

 

The collective wisdom of the Forum and the books all say paint the body with the wings off (because the paint will crack over the sealant otherwise). So when I put the painted wings back on the painted body, the heads of the screws and bolts, plus the washers, will be unpainted. What do you do about this? If you paint them, how do you do it without mucking up the new paint on the panels?

 

Cheers,

 

Paul

Edited February 22, 2011 by paul83

[RogerH]

Hi Paul,

not sure what the TR6 is like but on the TR4/4A they are not painted. Use new bolts/screws etc should look nice.

However there are forumites that are wiser than me to help you.

 

Roger

[david johnson]

Not painted looks best in my view. Shows that wings have been seperately finished, and looks crisper. If the bolts are plated and lightly oiled the will look good for a long time. David J.

[TR 2100]

on the TR4/4A they are not painted.

 

Both my 1962 TR4s, one certainly original, the other almost certainly,

had painted-over bolts for the front wing fixings.

 

I don't know about later 4s/4As although I would be surprised if the

factory changed their practice.

 

Perhaps yours have been replaced?

 

AlanR

[dave-lewis]

Hi All,

 

The collective wisdom of the Forum and the books all say paint the body with the wings off (because the paint will crack over the sealant otherwise). So when I put the painted wings back on the painted body, the heads of the screws and bolts, plus the washers, will be unpainted. What do you do about this? If you paint them, how do you do it without mucking up the new paint on the panels?

 

Cheers,

 

Paul

 

 

 

Hi Paul,

 

All the shells were painted from primer to body colour, with the wings, doors etc fitted from the factory

 

Regarding the painting of the wing mounting bolts and the "D" washers, you can carefully brush paint them when they are fitted or better still push them all into a piece of cardboard so they are upright them spray them with primer/colour paint, either with the washers on or off. Make sure not to apply too much, or the paint will crack. Then carefully bolt them on to the wings when fully dried.

 

I hope this helps,

 

Dave

[PILKIE]

You can easily buy stainless fixings fitting kits for wings,doors bonnet,boot,engine bay ancillaries.

Or as Dave says paint them off the car with a light coating as the paint will crack otherwise.

[paul83]

Thank you all - good advice and, of course, well argued differing opinions.

 

Paul