73 wiper compartment refirbishment
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From: Solana Beach ca
73 wiper compartment refirbishment
My 73 is a very nice origional car and 95% of the car is very presentable and show quality. 4 of the remaing 5 percent is the appearance of the wiper compartment. It looks like a blind man used a hot mop and black roofing tar! This is no doubt a factory application. I was thinking about going over it with black rubberized undercoating. Anyones thoughts and experiences in this area would be appreciated.
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[QUOTE=Corvette Charlie] It looks like a blind man used a hot mop and black roofing tar! This is no doubt a factory application.QUOTE]
It's original (sounding) and unless you completely remove the sound-deadening material before reapplying, you'll lose more points for a non-factory appearance. Just clean it well.
It's original (sounding) and unless you completely remove the sound-deadening material before reapplying, you'll lose more points for a non-factory appearance. Just clean it well.
Melting Slicks
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In talking with an NCRS judge he indicated that the Permatex Non-rubberized undercoating duplicates the factory mess quite well.
He used it on his 70 LT1 Conv. and got a Bloomington Gold Award!
There is a huge varianc in the build quality between all the cars assembled at St.Louis. Some compartments are nice a neat and some are a complete mess. If you want it like it came just clean it up.
My 70 was a mess too and I am claening it up since a lot of the coating was coming off on its own.. Keep us posted.
Bill
He used it on his 70 LT1 Conv. and got a Bloomington Gold Award!
There is a huge varianc in the build quality between all the cars assembled at St.Louis. Some compartments are nice a neat and some are a complete mess. If you want it like it came just clean it up.
My 70 was a mess too and I am claening it up since a lot of the coating was coming off on its own.. Keep us posted.
Bill
