73 sports seat - what is the correct finish?

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73 sports seat - what is the correct finish?

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What is the correct finish for the hinges on these sport seats - painted? powder coated? Matt / gloss? Happy to do my self but if anyone knows a firm that would refurb the metalwork and poss replate levers. nuts & bolts etc. for reasonalbe money please let me know.

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Talk to Garry Hall (Visualfx). He's a seat geek ;-).

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Re: 73 sports seat - what is the correct finish?

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The hinges should be black 'crinkle' finish for 73.

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Re: 73 sports seat - what is the correct finish?

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210bhp wrote:The hinges should be black 'crinkle' finish for 73.

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Any idea of how to get that "crinkle" effect??
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Re: 73 sports seat - what is the correct finish?

Post by Lightweight_911 »

I'd say it's actually a 'speckle' finish rather than 'wrinkle'...

I've managed to get a reasonably close approximation in the past by spraying the hinges black & then using a paintbrush loaded with paint to 'flick' specks over the surface.
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Re: 73 sports seat - what is the correct finish?

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I take it then its a matt finish or possibly satin?
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Re: 73 sports seat - what is the correct finish?

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Lightweight_911 wrote:I'd say it's actually a 'speckle' finish rather than 'wrinkle'...

I've managed to get a reasonably close approximation in the past by spraying the hinges black & then using a paintbrush loaded with paint to 'flick' specks over the surface.
You say speckle, some say freckle,
Some say flatter, you say splatter,
You say wrinkle, I say crinkle................ :lol:




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Re: 73 sports seat - what is the correct finish?

Post by Lightweight_911 »

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Redrobin911 - there's a good thread here with some useful info:

http://www.early911sregistry.org/forums ... t=splatter
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