>At 11:00 AM 10/14/96 -0400, you wrote:
>>>>With much patience I managed thru the help of some
>>>>etching acid to bring up the number on the passenger
>>>>side floor crossmember.
>>>
>>... etching acid? Where can this be purchased? Any
>>thoughts/recommendations on how to best "bring up the
>>number"?
>>
>>I have, what appears, to be a vaild ID Plate and Title ...
>>thought I might confirm the number as a part of the
>>current BOF ... just curious about the process ... may be
>>able to help someone out in the future ... thanks.
>>
>>Safety Fast ... larry.g.unger@lmco.com
>> '62 MGA 1600 MkII Roadster
>>
>Larry,
> The stuff I used is called Fry's Reagent and is a combination of
Hydrochloric
>and Cupric acid with water. BE CAREFULL IT WILL BURN. I used a q-tip and swab
>the area repeatedly untill the numbers become visible. Probably went thru 100
>q-tips and just barely made out the number because the area had corroded.
I was
>reading that not all frames had the number stamped on the crossmember but I
>still
>think I'd give it several hours of effort before giving up the quest. Fry's
>reagent is for use on steel only.
> Gregg Baker
>biff anc19672@anc.ak.net
>"If you take it serious.....You'll go crazy"
>
>
biff anc19672@anc.ak.net
"If you take it serious.....You'll go crazy"
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