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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 10:43 AM
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Need advice on what to do with the seat tracks on my 71. Put new carpet in and the seat slides are very dirty. Cleaned them up and now they are raw metal. Do I paint them and what color or just leave them in the raw state?
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 12:11 PM
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best bet is to prime and paint semi gloss black then apply a dab of grease on the bearings.
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best bet is to prime and paint semi gloss black then apply a dab of grease on the bearings.
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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 12:26 PM
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In the process of restoring my seats right now. I took it all apart, cleaned up the seat tracks with scotchbrite and wire brush, covered everything in Naval Jelly to dissolve the rust, then sprayed it with rust converter, then semi-gloss black...

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Thank you for the advice.
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