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Author:  kath20 [ Thu May 14, 2015 4:04 pm ]
Post subject:  metal heater
Hi guys the heater in my 69 Cooper S, very early one is the original metal heater which I have just finished restoring,crinkle finish front & all & that is another story as I could not get the paint to crinkle until I got a heat gun on to the fresh paint then worked a treat.Can anybody tell me how you get the original letters in the white paint back on the front of the heater ie OFF, Demist, ect.
Cheers
Author:  poeee [ Thu May 14, 2015 4:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: metal heater
I think you will need a screen printer?
Author:  drmini in aust [ Thu May 14, 2015 8:02 pm ]
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Letraset?

And didn't Minisport SA do an exchange service on these front heater panels once? Paint + printing?
Author:  Timbo [ Thu May 14, 2015 10:19 pm ]
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From the UK Mk1 forum.


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Letraset helvetica 3mm medium condensed

Tim
Author:  goodie [ Thu May 14, 2015 11:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: metal heater
I to would be interested in this subject , as i was talking to a mate that has a Mk1 heater and was wondering the same thing .
Author:  shnitzee [ Fri May 15, 2015 12:14 am ]
Post subject:  Re: metal heater
If the letters are raised up from the surface of the console you could try putting a little bit of white paint on a small cardboard tube and the gently rolling it across the letters.
Author:  simon k [ Fri May 15, 2015 2:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: metal heater
shnitzee wrote:
If the letters are raised up from the surface of the console you could try putting a little bit of white paint on a small cardboard tube and the gently rolling it across the letters.


nah, they're just stuck on - letraset rub-on letters are the go
Author:  BBY755 [ Fri May 15, 2015 6:29 pm ]
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Same for Mk2 Cooper S type heater markings?
Author:  Bill B [ Sun May 17, 2015 9:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: metal heater
There is a thread here: from the "board index" there is a "How To" and "How Flute restored his MkI Cooper S (metal type) heater" has the details.
The Letraset sheets work well although they are no longer made and you have to find old stock. I bought mine from an art supplier in Ryde (?)NSW.
Author:  wild_willy [ Mon May 18, 2015 9:38 pm ]
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Bill B wrote:
There is a thread here: from the "board index" there is a "How To" and "How Flute restored his MkI Cooper S (metal type) heater" has the details.
The Letraset sheets work well although they are no longer made and you have to find old stock. I bought mine from an art supplier in Ryde (?)NSW.


Still available just not in Oz
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/301123971555 ... EBIDX%3AIT
Author:  850man [ Tue May 19, 2015 7:21 am ]
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:roll:
Author:  Flute [ Wed May 27, 2015 9:29 am ]
Post subject:  Re: metal heater
Yes, had mine done by minisport SA, sent the panel over, I think his wife does it. Still perfect a couple of years later. Seems a bit more substantial than Letraset to me, it is on top of the crackle finish (which they did too) and seems more like paint.

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