Re: [doc] Keeping stainless nice & clean, headlining, gas struts, door seals and upgraded alternator.

[Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx>]

Nick Tomlinson wrote:

> I wondered if anyone can give me thier previous experience of any products that protected the steels' grain from dirt, what was used, how easy it was to apply and how long it lasted etc. 
I sold several cans of a Henkel Stainless Polish at the NEC last year. 
It does a good job of repelling dirt and preventing fingerprints. I will 
probably invest ina nother crate for the next show. Cost is £7 a can and 
I know Phil Peters has used two already :-)

> How easy is it to change the headlining and where can the material be obtained? 
Dave has the stuff already bagged up and ready for sale - enough to do 
the entire roof including cock-ups. It's easy to do the two centre 
pieces, though I recommend backing the rear one with fibreglass (you can 
buy small kits from Halfords for £10). You should also back the outer 
edge of the door liners and re-drill the fir-tree mounts. As to covering 
them.... well I won't pretend it's not tricky. Use 3M Spray74 glue. You 
can buy it here

http://www.vikingtapes.co.uk/adhesive4.htm

> Which replacement door struts are the best to use, how much were they and where did you get them from? 
PJ Grady $110 per pair. There's a questionmark over Houston's struts 
(see archives of the DML) it's to do with them having slightly longer 
barrels allowing the doors to open further. Unfortunately this can bend 
the lower ball joint mount on some cars. Maybe James can shed some light 
on whether this has been addressed as yet? DeLorean One's are black and 
don't have the brake at the top of travel. PJ Grady's look original and 
work great. I've had mine over 18 months now and they're still working fine.

http://www.pjgrady.com/lgspec.asp?id=7

> I'd like to replace my outer door seals, which is the best glue to use in terms of not getting it everywhere else other than the rubber and its sticking power.
Loctite 406, available from 
http://www.norville.co.uk/cat/equip_item.asp?ID=702

> Last but not least does anyone know of a better alternator (off the shelf in the UK) than the original? 
The R25 turbo used a Bosch 105A that uses the same mounts. Good luck 
finding one though!

Martin