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MG MGB Technical - Bonnet Latch Hardware - Painted or Plated?

Hi All again,

On my '63, the "safety catch bracket" and "guide plate" (that sort of cone-shaped thing that the hood pin goes into) on the slam panel are painted the body color. Should they be painted or plated?

Mine are painted and they're just all chipped and shabby looking.

Thanks, Cheers,
Greg
Greg Van Hook

Hi Greg, Clausager shows all finishes - body colour and silvered. Some have some of the bits in body colour with other bitsin silver. My '72 Roadster had body colour when I bought it and I shall be continuing that when the rebuild nears completion. I was worried about the chipping and found a local powder coat guy who had a really nice red. However, he only uses it when the demand is there and I'm still waiting the call! If he doesn't ring then it'll be red paint.
Richard Coombs

My '67, which I've owned for 38 years, has the parts painted the same color as the body. RAY
rjm RAY

Thanks Richard & Ray,

Hey Ray, We had a good time in Long Branch. Turned out we had a heat wave the day of the race - 90F on May 2! One black from the ocean and you couldn't even feel the breeze. Out of 10,000 runners/walkers, 30 went down and three ended up in intensive care!
Greg Van Hook

I painted mine and just live with the fact that they will get chipped. To me that IS original!

I just wipe some grease on there to stop them rusting.
Simon Jansen

my '66 which I bought from the original owner has never had any paint touched up from factory and it is body color on my car.
jjralston

Greg, Long Branch used to be where American Presidents vacationed in the Summer. There's a park called Seven Presidents Park dedicated to this. In its hey day it was the place to spend your Summer. My family would go to the beaches there every weekend during the Summer months. I truly miss those days. RAY
rjm RAY

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