Plated door hinges

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Doing a refresh on the 90.... I've got new hinges from Britpart.... They're a nice bright zinc finish... I was wondering about rubbing them with waxoyl and fitting them as they are.... Has anyone fitted them unsprayed.... And if so, how did it go?

Cheers

Keith
 
I think they'd look funny unpainted and I doubt if waxoyl would make em last any longer, it's the movement of the hinge that wears them out usually before the rust.

Col
 
Cheers Col.... Not too worried about the looks (it's a working landy and i've just fitted all shiny galv body capping cos the oem ones rusted away).... More wondering if the plating would last more than storage/transit. Even I don't like great rusty bits of cast metal hanging off the sides.
Have several old sets and am thinking that over the winter I might try to get them apart grind a bit more clearance between the halves and have them galvanised... Then reassemble with a stainless bolt for a hinge pin.... Worth a try
Thanks
K
 
You can get acid etch primer in halfrauds for this type of application, then afterwards just paint to your desired colours
 
Cheers... I have etch primer and am repainting the whole thing..... Just wondering if anyone had fitted them bare plated and how they held up.
Thanks
K
 
Cheers ogb.... The supplier reckoned they'd be fine though might dull down over time.... Have fitted them unpainted and they look fine along with the bright galv body cappings against the nato satin green I ended up painting it... Good to know they're likely to last OK from your experience
Cheers
K
 
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