While I had the seats out of Old Blue I separated the backrest from the seat, masked off the vinyl with newspaper and sanded, primed and repainted the metal bits that allow the seat back to swing forward to access behind the seat. The black paint had been chipped over the years so a little cleanup would look nice.. I also dipped the handle to the gas tank selector switch (Old Blue has 3 tanks) in the magic rust sauce and cleaned and repainted the selector indicator panel that sits on the floor next to the drivers seat.
Separating the backrest from the seat bench was a simple affair with the backrest support arm connecting to the seat bench pivot point by a little rolling pin that was secured by a cotter pin. Turning the seat upside down I gained easy access to the cotter pins (one on each side), pulled them, then pulled the little rolling pins out of the side of the seat bench giving access to the support arm on the seat back and metal bumper on the bench to sand, prime and paint.
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| Repainted Seat Hardware |
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| Support arm and Tank Selector |
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Because I had already removed the seats this task was simple. It required a pair of pliers to remove the cotter pins and some paint. I used the same paint used for the radio grill and vents - Rustoleum Semi-Gloss Black and Dupli-Color High Fill Sandable Primer.
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