Restoring Door Caps on Nigel the 1977 MGB roadster (Save almost $200) 

My wife will be tickled to hear it helped. she is the real master mind when it comes to upholstery.

@@AlexPlatacis In that case, she's an angel! Thank her for my part! I did the door panels too, but without the stitching. They are much simpler than your two-tone job but I had fun doing that too. Thanks again.👍

yeah we got ours at Ace hardware. they are pretty easily found at any local hardware store

check this one abingdonspares.com/products/finisher-mgb-door-seal-front-right?_pos=1&_sid=f8a5700fa&_ss=r

also if you use these search terms you can find the others... "Finisher, MGB door seal"

Never mind, i see you found them at ACE hardware store.

Well, that depends on the screws you can find. In the video, you will see I changed the screw hole sizes so both were the same. Basically just take the chrome pieces to the store and find a screw that has the right thickness, and fits in the countersink well. In your location that might be metric, or imperial. You may also have limited options in the inserts available. Personally I dont recall even taking note of the size. I just rummaged around in the store till I found a suitable combination

I have seen some people just make them completely out of wood. But, yeah, it was close to being redone all together.

@@AlexPlatacis what’s the best polisher for chrome pieces? Some of my chrome parts started fading and chipping. I used chrome color vinyl wrap to do the bumpers but can’t do it in small pieces

@ryan fil the trick with Chrome is all about degree of damage. If you just have discoloration, then lemons and salt trick works well. If you have pitting, you will need to go with something more like a polish. At that point you are polishing the metal more than cleaning up chrome plate.

my wife is pretty crafty. She got the vinyl at our local Joanne's Fabrics store. she had some left over from when we stretched new vinyl on the dashboard. I don't have a video of that but I have quite a few photos. maybe I will do a video of that. here is a link to the vinyl page at Joann.com you can find it at somewhere between $9 - $19 per yard. (gotta work the coupons) www.joann.com/search?q=vinyl%20fabric&prefn1=productGroup&prefv1=Product&icn=alsosearchedfor&ici=vinyl-fabric

@@AlexPlatacis would love a video on stretching the vinyl over the dash

@@riverbedoverland I did one in Jan... It was more of a guided photo tour. but it explains the process a bit. Next week, we will be posting a video on door panels, that will also have some vinyl, and leather work. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-w_672yTWoWo.html

@@AlexPlatacis thank you so much