What did you do to your Marina today?

Post by **PHUQ** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 8:53 pm

They look brilliant- would definitely like one of the wooden ones. Nice work!

Morris McKinnon · Post by **Morris McKinnon** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 9:00 pm

PHUQ wrote:They look brilliant- would definitely like one of the wooden ones. Nice work!

I have to make new molds for them because laying wood effect over the criss cross pattern version traps air in the tiny squares. On a hot day the air tries to escape causing bubbles under the vinyl wood effect but don't worry I'll be making them too

locost_bryan · Post by **locost_bryan** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 10:09 pm

Kilroy wrote:Did you injure your wrist prizing your wallet open..?

Yeah, my ancestors were amongst the first Scottish settlers in Otago.

Nah, third degree burn from careless use of a wok.

stoterstangen 90 · Post by **stoterstangen 90** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 10:38 pm

Morris McKinnon wrote:Thanks guys. I could do you the left hand drive version Ben if you send it to me.

I want a left hand sided aswel for my TC

Morris McKinnon · Post by **Morris McKinnon** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 12:29 am

stoterstangen 90 wrote:
Morris McKinnon wrote:Thanks guys. I could do you the left hand drive version Ben if you send it to me.
I want a left hand sided aswel for my TC

The more the better

Not sure how many LHD versions will sell but worth doing.

stoterstangen 90 · Post by **stoterstangen 90** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 12:31 pm

2 i think in total...

Morris McKinnon · Post by **Morris McKinnon** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 5:17 pm

Hopefully our continental friends will be needing some too. I have a LHD version of the switch panel too

I took some pics of the part numbers if the club needs them... I think their part numbers?

italsi · Post by **italsi** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 9:05 am

Great work on the trims - I can't imagine the time you had on those. Regards the colour did you use colour books or match from sample? The reason I ask is that my local paint guy matches by eye. He has a great reputation and when I resprayed my Anglia I wanted as close to original as poss rather than from a code so I took an unfaded sample. I removed the chrome trim from the headlamp rim and he matched it for me - pretty spot on to be honest.
It will always be difficult to get a 100% match however if you want to send me a sample of the colour I can ask for you. I'll need at least a 3" square sample. Only problem is as he's mixing in front of you you buy what he makes up and it's a one off. the next batch would be sligtly differant for obvious reasons.

stoterstangen 90 · Post by **stoterstangen 90** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 11:52 am

Morris McKinnon · Post by **Morris McKinnon** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 4:01 pm

italsi wrote:Great work on the trims - I can't imagine the time you had on those. Regards the colour did you use colour books or match from sample? The reason I ask is that my local paint guy matches by eye. He has a great reputation and when I resprayed my Anglia I wanted as close to original as poss rather than from a code so I took an unfaded sample. I removed the chrome trim from the headlamp rim and he matched it for me - pretty spot on to be honest.
It will always be difficult to get a 100% match however if you want to send me a sample of the colour I can ask for you. I'll need at least a 3" square sample. Only problem is as he's mixing in front of you you buy what he makes up and it's a one off. the next batch would be sligtly differant for obvious reasons.

Thanks. The guy who paints them for me does the same. He still has enough paint to do another sixty or so panels. In all honesty the colour is almost exactly the same, I'm just very fussy

I tried one in REP to see how it looked against the ashtray because it has to be a good match due to it being the same colour and I can't tell the difference. I can send you an original panel if you want to give it a try but to be honest I doubt you'll find a closer colour.

Morris McKinnon · Post by **Morris McKinnon** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 4:12 pm

Found a colour match for the gold trim fitted to brown dashboard SDL's today and I found an exact woodgrain match to those fitted to 1.8's and TC's (brown and black versions)

Thanks to d13ker67 for sending me some samples

I'll get them sent back to you as soon I've finished mate, cheers.
Give me a few weeks and I should have these versions up for sale too if time is on my side.

Post by **MarinaCoupe** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 4:19 pm

Put me down for a pair of the wood grain trims.

The wood grain extends round the dials as well. Will you be able to supply spare wood grain for me to cover that as well?

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JubileeNut · Post by **JubileeNut** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 4:54 pm

If you found matching wood grain effect i would be interested to get a sheet from you or post me the details of the material?
Cheers,
Paul.

Morris McKinnon · Post by **Morris McKinnon** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 5:45 pm

MarinaCoupe wrote:Put me down for a pair of the wood grain trims.

The wood grain extends round the dials as well. Will you be able to supply spare wood grain for me to cover that as well?

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No probs, my idea with the woodgrain fascia was to sell the panel with a piece of woodgrain material cut for the ashtray anyway so as to perfectly match up. I can't see there being a problem with supplying some for the switch panel and clocks too.

Morris McKinnon · Post by **Morris McKinnon** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 5:53 pm

JubileeNut wrote:If you found matching wood grain effect i would be interested to get a sheet from you or post me the details of the material?
Cheers,
Paul.

The grain isn't available on the roll. My friend runs a printing business and can copy the grain exactly. He's going to have them cut into pre-cut templates so they fit without having to faff about with a scalpel knife

When he's finished I can sell them as a repair kit I guess

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