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Re: rivets, tonneau cleaner, snaps???

To: "Toni Thorn" <tthorn@comp.uark.edu>, "triumphs" <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: rivets, tonneau cleaner, snaps???
From: "N.A. Campiglia III" <spitdrvr@camalott.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 09:46:32 -0600charset="us-ascii"
Cc: <spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>
Harve,

I only have one thing to add to any of this.  Make sure you use steel snaps
instead of the black plastic no shoulder ones ones.  I noticed on my '74
before I got it painted that the paint around my plastic ones was taking a
beating, after the paint I installed steel ones with a shoulder on the base.
No paint scuffing or damage to date.

Nick
Abilene, TX
'67 Spitfire MK III
'74 Spitfire 1500
http://camalott.com/~spitdrvr

-----Original Message-----
From: Toni Thorn <tthorn@comp.uark.edu>
To: triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, November 28, 1998 9:54 AM
Subject: rivets, tonneau cleaner, snaps???


>
>Three Spitfire quickies:
>
>1. Where do you buy a hand rivet gun that will *fit* the snaps for
>tonneaus, etc?  (No, the one in the Moss catalog won't, according to the
>person on their 'phone line yesterday!)  Makes you wonder why they have it
>on that page!!!
>
>2. My tonneau is oldish and a bit dirty - any suggestions for cleaning?
>I've done the warm, soapy water without very much improvment.
>
>3. My '79 Spitfire has studs and grommets to make the tonneau-to-dash
>attachment.  Has anyone successfully replaced this arrangement with snaps,
>and liked it?
>
>
>
>Tks all....
>
>
>Harve
>'79 Spitfire daily driver
>'75 Spitfire parts donor
>
>
>TThorn@comp.uark.edu
>
>
>


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