I read your review of the MGB GT in the July issue and noted with interest your comments on the cost of refurbishing original wheels. When I first restored my 1974 Midget in the mid-1980s, I used aluminium silver paint and smooth Hammerite to hand-finish the original Rostyle wheels. The pressings on the steel rims are deep enough to allow accurate hand painting. When I refreshed the wheels some years later, I got hold of a kit which included black and silver paint in rattle cans, together with a ‘mask’ that enabled the spraying on of the black sections. This is a great winter project: cover the kitchen table in newspaper, open a bottle of red and off you go!…
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Classics World (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2024