1972 BB Convertible in Atomic Orange Color

[vito]

Thank you Bob,

Your the man.

Amazon $13, Shipping/customs $51.

[rbryce1]

Thank you Bob,

Your the man.

Amazon $13, Shipping/customs $51.

Ouchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! One of the benefits of living in Okinawa? Don't any stores over there sell this?

[vito]

This island is a tourist state now. I had to buy parts for my car and they had to be shipped in from the mainland @ 10 days.

Whenever i return to the states i usually have an extra suitcase for parts.

[vito]

Help Needed

Does anyone have the exact length of a parking brake cable? An original preferred.

Many thanks

Vito

[nwav8tor]

Which cable Vito? The front one (from the handle) or the rear one (brake to brake)?

Paragon says the front one is 29 5/16" long.

Corvette Central says the rear one is 88" long.

Doitashimashite,
Paul

[vito]

ありがとうございました Paul,

Mine measured out to what you said. Things that make you go hum

[vito]

Thank you Bob,

Your the man.

Amazon $13, Shipping/customs $51.

Ouchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! One of the benefits of living in Okinawa? Don't any stores over there sell this?

Bob,

I was at the BX and found some Rust-Oleium primers for plastic. What is your opinion?

[rbryce1]

Don't know, never used them ???

[MaineVette]

Hey Vito,

Way late to this party, but I also had very good luck with the SEM Paint. I did my entire interior with it (changing from green to black) and it worked excelelnt.

What I've learned painting and clear coating paint is that you need to use the same manufacturer for both parts. I've found the different solvents used by different companies don't work well together - some cause the previous paint later (even if totally cured) to wrinkle up and blister.

Overall I've had the best luck with Krylon paint. To me it has the best coverage and I like the sheen of their satin paints.

I'm surprised you don't have an autoparts store in your neck of the woods that stocks stuff like this. The shipping is brutal!

[vito]

Bob,

I was able to get the brake console painted. That paint is awesome, too awesome. Now i can see the dimples from where the screw studs are glued to the plastic. Now resand fill spots and repaint.