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MG MGA - Seat rails

I am in the process of cleaning up the seat rails on my MGA. I don't see any evidence of any paint on these parts, especially the upper rails. It is a little hard to tell if the bottom rail that attaches to the floorboard was painted as it is quite rusted. I suspect that the paint would scrape off quickly in any event. I would be interested to hear from other owners on what they have done to maintain these parts.

John
John Smith 3

I sandblasted mine and repainted with rattle can black. It will wear off but only at the contact points and I greased it up.
Art Pearse

Yes, I shot blasted mine as it would have been so fiddly to clean manually and whilst they were there I had mine powder coated. They are a little stiff - I assume because of the powder coat but I assume this will ease over time as I use the rails...
A Stojanovic

John, I believe these were originally cadmium plated. I sent my seat rail slides and rails to CSR for zinc plating, a service that Todd Clarke offers. They came back looking great, although I realize that they can't be seen for the most part.
G Goeppner

Okay - thanks for the responses. I think I will look into the plating option see what I can find locally.
John Smith 3

John, where are you in Ontario?
Art
Art Pearse

I am in Woodstock, ON - Dairy Capital of Canada ;-)

How about you?
John Smith 3

New Dublin, just North of Brockville.
Art Pearse

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