Morris Minor Owners Club

just wondered if anyone had a good solution for repainting the drivers seat without causing the position adjustment bar etc (which dont appear to be removable, unless someone knows how?:)) to get stuck together? (dont want to ruin our nicely working drivers seat )

Try putting the adjuster bar between notches, that way you should be able to free it easily.

Or just mask off the toothed bit of the adjustment bar - the paint will scrape off there anyway when it is used.

I just slapped copious amounts of Hammerite on mine without any real prep of this nature (de-rusted first obviously) The adjuster was no problem at all after as you can easily free it off by running it backwards & forwards a couple of times.

Or you can put a tiny amount of grease in the area you dont want the paint to stick to.

To stop paint sticking where you don't want it use NEAT washing
up liquid. Don't forget this is the method to use when you paint
a wheel with the tyres still on, it works a treat and washes off
easily afterwards.

That should be in the useful tips section willie!

Any tips for getting the paint off the tyres for someone who painted the wheels before reading the tip?

Might be easier to use some tyre wall black as getting paint or rubber is a real pain as you should not use an abrasive. You could try nail varnish remover as this is quite gentle and removes an assortment of sticky bits and pieces so its worth a try although some will have got into the grain of the tyre.

Abrasion will damage the durability of the rubber, making it craze, so if the tyres are a decent brand and have a lot of tread left and (ie not some well worn remoulds) you need to be careful. Paint often can be scraped off new rubber without damaging the surface - on old rubber it sticks like glue.
If the tyres are going to be replaced within 18 months for example , then I wouldn't worry about using an abrasive - it's only the equivalent of driving along a kerb (an equally bad idea but people get away with it). Depending on the condition of the tyres, try using a household washing up (plastic) scour pad. I'm not sure if tyre-black adds any protection, but if it does, you could then use some.

Tyre black doesn't add protection, it's just a showroom coating. It also doesn't cover paint very well either... (doesn't stick & not thick enough) You have more chance with a black marker pen!!

black markers are actually purple, when the cars been driving through puddles and un the rain the black will fade to purple, and who wants a purple mark on their tyre???

Another old favorite is to use old fashioned shoe polish, but I dont know what its like at covering paint.

Not all black marker pens are purlple, the cheap ones tend to be but a Pantone or Magic will tend to be based on brown I think.... You're never going to cover it up completely I guess... Hopefully it'll wear off....