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TR 4, 4A, etc. Windshield Frame Interior Lining

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Subject: TR 4, 4A, etc. Windshield Frame Interior Lining
From: J Wagner <jmwagner@greenheart.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 18:53:45 -0700
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It seems to me that the TR 4 and 4A...   and early Spitfire, etc..  all 
with the same windshield frame... had an interior leather-looking 
plastic or vinyl lining glued to the inside of the frame.   It's 
something one can't really replace without removing the windshield, all 
the weather-stripping, and the top aluminum detail.  The question I have 
is this....  

What is being offered out there to replace this material?   As far as I 
can see, for the most part, it was not a cloth-backed vinyl, but rather, 
some sort of thin plastic...  I don't recall seeing anything in the 
catalogs, but my catalog collection is far from up to date.

The reason I ask is twofold:
A.  If there's something out there, great, I'll buy it!  and
B.  If there isn't anything out there, then maybe if I come up with 
something that's close to stock, I can make extras and I either offer it 
up as a product or, at least, record what I do, etc. to help others 
achieve the same results.

Many years ago, in restoring a TR 4A, I just glued down a vinyl.  It 
looked okay, but I wasn't quite satisfied.

(Please reply directly as I don't get through all the digests, thank you.)

--Justin Wagner

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