Tools in place hooray

Jordymk5 · February 22, 2020, 5:02am

Finally have tools (except tee key) in place

Jordymk5 · February 22, 2020, 5:04am

BTW A black car is incredibly hard to work on. Putting trouble lamp in the engine bay I like dunking it it a oil bath

Cliff_C · February 22, 2020, 11:19am

I agree with that 100%. It’s amazing how the black paint absorbs light!

Terry_McGrath · February 22, 2020, 11:34am

Graham why are your yellow pads black!

Rob_Reilly · February 22, 2020, 1:53pm

Oh that reflection. Sure puts my scruffy spare tire compartment to shame.
BTW my original tire pads are black.

Jordymk5 · February 22, 2020, 9:03pm

Hi Terry.
Cause I’ve never seen yellow ones.

Roger_Payne · February 22, 2020, 9:45pm

Looks really good Graham, but as you say, very glossy black is not a good background colour for photos, thus my best reference photos are on light colours, for example ……

Can I ask how you have refinished your wheel-brace?

Roger

Terry_McGrath · February 22, 2020, 11:52pm

I will check but my memory tells me they were a yellow dunlopillo rubber but always seems to have a coat of black paint on them maybe they went on tank before it was painted?

Terry_McGrath · February 22, 2020, 11:52pm

I will check but my memory tells me they were a yellow dunlopillo rubber but always seems to have a coat of black paint on them maybe they went on tank before it was painted

Jordymk5 · February 23, 2020, 2:04pm

Hi Roger.
Wow what a difference the lighter colour makes.
The wheel brace is un-restored original condition.

Hi Mike. The brown leather strap I had made based on the best photos / dimensions I could find. I used what I believe is an original buckle.

Tee key. Although I understand it was left either in it’s original bare steel or ‘blued’ state I have chosen to have it black oxide finished. More for corrosion protection. Same as I have painted the ratchet handle rivets which Roger informed me were bare metal.
I’ll endeavour to post a photo of the completed tool roll tools. (hopefully Roger won’t beat me up too much )
Cheers.

Roger_Payne · February 24, 2020, 6:21am

Graham,

My copy of the factory Contract Drawing for C2955 WHEEL BRACE, of June 1949, says "FINISH:- BLACK BRONZE BAR WITH DULL CHROME GRIPS " I am unsure exactly what ‘Black Bronze Bar’ means, but regardless its not painted Black Enamel (as many do) but whether a natural material colour, or some form of chemical blackening I cant say, but the Contract Drawing does say they are made of Steel and not ‘bronze’ per se. So I interpret Black Bronze to most likely be a chemical blackening process (not blued) or colour finish name. Dull Chrome however is non-ambiguous.

Regardless, from your photos, I think you have done a superb job, and you wont lose points for the painted rivets on your ratchet-handle.

Roger

Jordymk5 · February 24, 2020, 7:16am

Thanks Roger.

To me the best way I could describe the wheel brace finish is it appears black oxided.

Regards, Graham

Rob_Reilly · March 2, 2020, 8:50pm

Terry, you may be thinking of the pads in the 140.

Jordymk5 · March 5, 2020, 6:39am

That’s about as good as I can do.

Jordymk5 · March 17, 2020, 8:15pm

Had a go at restoring my FL3 flasher. I had a stamp made as close as I could with the fonts available and after 300 attempts to put it onto the flasher can this is the best I could get to date. I fitted the internals from a new flasher. Haven’t tried it yet.