by Jon » Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:42 pm
Stuart, I was pleased with the way my centre exit RC40 system worked out, but always thought it looked a bit of a bodge while the cut-out for the original exhaust was sticking out like a sore thumb. I filled the cut-out with an aluminium blanking plate, covered by a thin layer of grp and filler in such a way that it could be removed if anyone ever wanted to return it to original spec. I didn't want to paint the whole rear valance since the gelcoat still polishes up nicely, so I painted a dummy 'venturi' over the cut-out, with a matching one on the other side. Also made a cover for the exhaust hangers so it doesn't look so agricultural. I think it looks quite neat. It still surprises me how well the original gelcoat polishes up. I've been using AutoGlym metal polish on it - it's the best thing I've found so far for restoring the shine to gelcoat. I had it for polishing the Wolfies on my AC, and I can't remember what prompted me to try it on the Midas, but it sure works well. On the parts of the body where there are no blemishes, the gelcoat looks like the day it left the factory, certainly doesn't show its twenty-nine years.