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MG TD TF 1500 - 'tublet' has arrived

It took some hunting, but I did manage to find the TD rear quarter panels with attached inner wheel arches that I was hunting for, see http://www.ttalk.info/53images/Tublet.jpg. It was found in Texas as part of that huge lot of stuff that was in the ad in the 10/06 TSO. More about the stash can be seen at http://www.ttalk.info/Autojumble.htm.
Problem is that it's covered with surface rust and I'm not sure how to handle it. It'll be awhile before the car's going to see any serious paint, but I don't want to put anything on that would mess up the painting. Should I have the metal media blasted and coat it with spry can primer? Should I just sand it and prime it? Can I use a rust reformulator for areas that I can't reach with sanding? I welcome your suggestions.
The wood is totally dry rotted away, but I have a new set anyway. But, even the captive nuts for fender mounting are still there, and useable.
Bud Krueger

You can start the process...sand, fill, prime, etc, or just leave it...assume it has sat that way for a long time...bit more isn't going to hurt (unless it really bothers you).
gblawson - TD#27667

Get rid of the rust first. Sand and use a reformer in all the seams. Then prime with an epoxy primer like PPG's DP. I had all my body parts acid etched first, this chemically reduces all rust by striping the Oxygen from the iron oxide. I was very pleased with the results; however, you have to go with someone that really understand auto body restoration. It is absolutely necessary to get all the HCL off prior to paint.

Dave 52 MGTD
mgaviator

Bud,

Someone flattened your inner wheel arches.

dave
Dave Braun

Dave, I noticed the flat tops as well.

Bud, You might want to measure and compare the dimensions to your project car to be safe. It looks like someone has added a recess for a shelf, trunk, buck board?

I sand blasted all of my panels using a tank type sand blaster. Then treated the bare metal with picklex 20 and later painted with PPG DPLF epoxy primer. If it is out of direct moisture, it can sit in the picklex for a long time. My wife let me keep all of the treated sheet metal piled in our guest bedroom for a few months. Picklex is good stuff. Once it is in epoxy, you could store it in a swimming pool!

Google picklex 20 for more info. I have no connection to them, other than using the product.

Good luck,
Evan
Evan Ford - TD 27621

Bud

I also noticed the "flat" tops to your wheel wells and also the different cutouts in the rear panel. My mgtf is still together but I had suspicions that you may have received a TF rear tub (tublet?), anyway I was looking around today and found a website that is for the restoration of a TF and the attached link shows that the rear wheel wells are also flattened and show the same rear panel detail.

http://www.classicjaguar.com/011505jw6.jpg

Not sure what other differences there may be between the two dimensionally but it appears that your tublet was originally part of a TF.

Sorry.

Brian
Brian Smith

Bud,
Never seen a TD that "naked" ...but it sure does look like what my TF looked like at that stage as well. ("flats on tops of wheel arches)
David 55 TF1500 #7427
David Sheward

Ouch!!! That hurts!!! Looks like you're right. Anybody need a TF 'tublet'?
Bud Krueger

This thread was discussed between 04/11/2006 and 06/11/2006

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