"Kai M. Radicke" wrote:
> Now, my diatribe about MGB Heritage Shells. Yours may end up sucking.
> Heritage announced new MGB shells in 1989/1990. A friend purchased his in
> 1992. As of 2001 the car has rusted out quicker and more completely than
> his original shell was in 1992 (originally a 1972 shell). So much for their
> special electrically-conducive primers and extra rust corrosion protection
> in known weak areas.
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> Possible causes? We had some lengthy discussions about it. We concluded he
> may have gotten an early Heritage shell which was left from when they were
> still figuring out how to put the damn things together or more likely the
> shell sat around a long time in bare metal before being dipped in primer and
> the sills and other hidden components were subjected to surface rust and /
> or flash rust (did David Bishop spill his Coke on it?). Either way, he
> didn't pay close to $7000 (that is how much they were in the early 90s) to
> have a rusty shell in less than 10 years.
>
> I'd like to know if anyone else has had issues with their Heritage shells.
I'm driving a Cooper S that I reshelled with a Mark V bodyshell from
Heritage.
I had heard horror stories, so I took special care:
I had the shell dipped in rust inhibitor, then sprayed with epoxy
sealer/primer and oven-baked. Then color-sprayed and baked again.
Then left wax-free and kept clean for a few months, then trim and
stickers added, then lightly scuffed and shot with a flexible
clear-coat over the entire shell, including the stickers, then the
finish buffed to a high shine. It has been waxed about five times
since then, always buffed to a high shine right after. The paint job
was done in the spring of 1999; the car was completed in October
1999 and I have been driving it ever since. It is not garaged and
sits in the sun during the day.
There has been no fading, of paint or stickers, and there is no hint
of rust anywhere on the car. Pictures on my main webpage. URL just
below.
-Rock http://www.rocky-frisco.com
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