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Greg G.

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Hey guys,
My car has been delivered from the sandblaster to the body shop and I will be needing some repair panels.

The usual lower front fenders, rockercovers, and lower rear fenders. I searched the archives but didn't find any info.

Q: Is Moss the only supplier of these panels?
Q: If not, who do you recommend?

Thanks all.
 
Oh and the corner pieces that go under the tail lights too.
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corner pieces that go under taillights only available from Victoria...lots of other people for the other pieces... make sure you get made in the UK parts!
 
All the vendors get their parts from the same sources so its just a matter of price & shipping fees.....but, pay the extra $$$'s & stay away from Taiwan crap!
 
In your local, Chris Roop is a Moss dealer who offers a discount and will work with you to get the best parts. I recommend him highly
 
I just order a lot of parts from Victoria inner rockers,outter rockers,doglegs,under the rear tail light,both side trumpets and all the parts fit real good i would highly recommend ordering from Victoria. btw how much did you pay to have your mg sandblasted b/c im thinking of getting it done to save me some time.
 
chuck is right...&, I'd take it back & do the whole thing! You never know what's under paint
 
<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Chuck Cougill:
get some paint on that stuff quick or it'll rust again overnight<hr></blockquote>

I used to use Dupont Metal Conditioner on bare metal to keep away the rust before priming. It seems to be discontinued but I found Jasco Prep and Primer for Metal at Home Depot and it smells like it has the same ingredients and turns the metal a bluish color. This allows you to take your time before priming so that welding and panel repair can be accomplished easier.

I agree with the comments to blast the whole thing. I uncovered two small areas of rust on my Healey from total plastic media blasting. Would rather fix that now than later!

Cheers,
John
 
Thanks Chuck for the plug.
Was the car actually sandblasted or media blasted? With media blasting, you don't have to worry so much about immediacy of primer, but you do have to scour the whole thing again before applying paint.
 
Well, it only cost me $100 because he only did the trouble spots. The sandblaster thought that the rest of the body would not benefit from it, and it might actually do more harm than good. However his rate was $40 per hour, which I heard was cheap. He did a good job. And since I sent the car to him in a rolling condition he got under it and did the axle and the front cross member too.
 
I've heard and been told that a product called "Osflow" (not sure of spelling), is a good product to use on freshly sand blasted metal to keep rust from developing. I've looked for it, but have never found a place it could be purchased from. Anyone out there now if this is a good product to use and where it can be purchased from?
 
I had my Midget media blasted inside and out including the engine compartment (yes, we removed it and the tranny and all the front end goodies), and the whole procedure cost me about $450. They did a fine job - almost too good! The problem now is getting paint into all those tiny areas that were previously painted...

One thing about doing media blasting - you sure know exactly what you've got after it's done! I hope to get out of the body shop shortly after Christmas, and can start putting the car back together.
 
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