Thanks Greg, sounds like a great idea. I have already drilled the rivets
and removed the ID badge to prep. Figured I'd have the engine bay
painted without the plate attached so I can clean it up nice. I'll give
the MEK a shot.
Jim
75 TR6
80 TR7
Kissimmee, FL
GREG DONEGAN wrote:
> Jim, when my '72 was repainted, the shop painted both plates, even
> though I requested that the top one be masked off. My car is painted
> with PPG basecoat/clearcoat, and I just recently corrected that
> problem (after three years!) by removing the plate (very carefully
> drilling out the rivets and scoring the paint around the plate to
> prevent the unwanted removal of the surrounding paint) and immersing
> the plate in MEK (Methyl Ethyl Ketone) for about 15 minutes, and the
> paint came right off, primer and all, leaving the plate like new.
> HTH Greg Donegan72 TR6 CC82492UHebron, KY
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jim Henningsen
> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 7:19 PM
> To: 6 Pack Digest
> Subject: Re: Engine Compression in a TR6
> My 75 TR6 (stock engine - never rebult) has 125 compression
> on 1-5
> cylinders, but has 95 on #6. The car seems to run well, at
> least I
> think so. Is the likely culprit sticky or worn valves and
> it just needs
> a valve job?
>
> Also, I am prepping my 6 for a new Mimosa Yellow paint job
> and wondered
> how folks restore the upper body ID badge on the firewall.
> I am told
> the lower ID badge is painted the car color and the upper is
> kept
> unpainted. Mine had been repainted and I have stripped the
> paint but it
> is not perfect. Has anyone paintyed the upper ID silver?
> Thanks
> --
> Jim Henningsen
> 75 TR6 CF35914U
> 80 TR7 DHC
> email:jdhenn@cfl.rr.com
>
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Jim Henningsen
email:jdhenn@cfl.rr.com
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