Kaiser Frazer Owners Club Forum
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: fowens on July 07, 2012, 03:37:15 PM
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My son & I are slowly restoring "Henry" the Family Heirloom, a '53 Holly Mist Green all vinyl Dragon. Engine, brakes, etc. are done. Now it's time for cosmetics.
(1) Need source for white "poplin" vinyl for the top, as well as rubber seals for windshield & backlight. And most important, any advice about how to do this job! Upholstery shop said they would glue edges at drip rail. Is that a good idea?
(2) Source for carpets, interior & trunk. The rest of the interior is in surprisingly good condition.
(3) All those gold bits on hood, trunk, & fenders are pitted and/or painted. I shudder to think of the cost, but ... Can you recommend someone who can do it? Any idea of the cost??
(4) One more thing, the driver's side wiper floats above the glass [not much help!] Can I just replace the spring at the base of the arm?
Many thanks for any and all tips!
Fred Owens
My direct email is <fowens@fandm.edu>
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Mr. Fred Owens,
Good to see You here...
I want all the All Vinyl Dragon folk to keep in touch. This includes the Ivory 106/ 5311 All Vinyl Dragons with Lt Green inserts Boucle like Our White Boucle.
I may be wrong ? Your All Vinyl Dragon has had the same Home longer than any on the AV Dragon List.
Here is the Dragon Forum I started long ago. It is in the Virginians, Hardtops, Convertibles, & Dragons. Here : http://kfclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,46.0.html
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Fred,I still sell the Kaiser Parts Interchange and Sources that list the items that you are inquiring about. the Upholstery __SMS--Carpet (cal point) Chester and Herrod-less expensive-- and order the light green and a small can of dye from Ameracolor in the spring green and apply with a bottle sprayer till you get the color correct to the green bambu. ---gold plate and chrome is Ideal Custom Plating, recommended .--- the wiper spring is replaceable.--- Windshield rubber Rudy Phillips.
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When they do the top, do not let them straight edge the top against the car. I ended up with a great amount of rust where they used the razor to trim right through into the paint into the metal and it cost me dearly to repair a couple of years later when it went to pot and left me with a bad case of bubbling rust.