Joe,
The bezels are unplated metal beneath the paint on TR6. Paint won't
stick well to chrome, so we're glad for that!. You may get decent
results by polishing, but I doubt it. You could certainly get yours
chromed by a plater, but I wouldn't guess how much they'd charge.
I usually bead blast the bezels before repainting with Sems trim paint.
It's got a nice eggshell (satin) look to it and goes on evenly. I
re-assemble the gage glass using a strip of strip caulk in between the
bezel and glass, wiping off the excess with a razor blade when finished.
The trim paint and strip caulk can be found at the local NAPA store.
You must at least loosen the windshield and raise it slightly to do the
dash pad well. It's not tough for a novice, since the dash is going to
be out anyway. Victoria British listed the inside trim for the
windshield, but you will have to ask someone else if it fits, since I
haven't done it personally. It is all glued down with contact adhesive
(with additional clips on the vinyl trim.)
Good Luck, Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: <Lizirbydavis@cs.com>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 9:23 PM
Subject: chrome bezels
> My wife just gave me a new dash for my '71, and I can't wait to get
started
> installing it. I have a couple of questions if anyone can help. I
really
> prefer the chrome gauge bezels on my TR4A to the black painted bezels
on my
> '71 TR6. I remeber reading somewhere that the TR6 bezels are chrome
under a
> coat of black paint. I would love to have chrome bezels. Has anyone
tried
> to remove the paint? If so, how can it be done, and with what kind of
> results. Also, I will be removing the windscreen to fit new rubber
seals.
> Would it be easier to replace the dash pad with the windscreen off?
How is
> it attached, glue? Has anyone found replacement vinyl windscreen
surrounds
> prefabed? I would appreciate any advice on restoring the whole
windscreen,
> dash, pads etc. Thanks in advance-I'm novice to all of this!
> Joe 71 TR6 in southside Va.
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