JasonGOSU Posted May 17, 2004 Report Posted May 17, 2004 After seeing meat's post I decided to polish the cylinders and cases. I tried to post a pic, but couldn't. Does anyone have any ideas about how I can keep these cases and cylinders shiny without having to polish all the time. I was thinking about a high temp. clear coat. Has anyone tried this? What do you guys think? Quote
cb67rs1 Posted May 17, 2004 Report Posted May 17, 2004 i powdercoated my cases i polished clear and they seem to be holding up fine. just polish them all up real nice and have your local PCer clear them for you, they will last fora long time. Quote
bigboybanshee Posted May 17, 2004 Report Posted May 17, 2004 i powdercoated my cases i polished clear and they seem to be holding up fine. just polish them all up real nice and have your local PCer clear them for you, they will last fora long time. That's a really good idea!! Quote
frocashmoney24 Posted May 17, 2004 Report Posted May 17, 2004 sweet idea, never though about that, but try bluemagic, its a metal polish, and it leaves a film there that stays for awhile, and makes anything shine like new! Quote
checkster Posted May 17, 2004 Report Posted May 17, 2004 Back when I still drag raced I used stuff called Nylak to spray my blower case, intake, and valve covers with and it held up for a pretty long time. Try www.Eastwood.com. http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product...&iProductID=415 check Quote
Cotton eyed Joe Posted May 18, 2004 Report Posted May 18, 2004 i powdercoated my cases i polished clear and they seem to be holding up fine. just polish them all up real nice and have your local PCer clear them for you, they will last fora long time. What about finger prints? Would you have some big dumb thumb print in your side case that would just piss you off and make you want to kill your powder coater everytime you saw it? Serious...Most of the people in the powder coating places I've dealt with here need to be whipped in the face with a riding crop. Its like my parts are the first ones they've ever seen that have bearing journals or seal areas that need to be taped over. Quote
cb67rs1 Posted May 18, 2004 Report Posted May 18, 2004 well you will have to beat into your pcers head that he cannot leave finger prints on it and to wipe them really really good before he PC's them. Quote
checkster Posted May 18, 2004 Report Posted May 18, 2004 Its like my parts are the first ones they've ever seen that have bearing journals or seal areas that need to be taped over. Shit, try rebuilding classic cars! I have to ream and sand jsut about every freakin bearing journal and hole on the rolling chassis. And this guy has done near 12 complete cars for me. Just cant seem to get it through his head that spindles dont need to be completely covered! check Quote
Cotton eyed Joe Posted May 18, 2004 Report Posted May 18, 2004 Its like my parts are the first ones they've ever seen that have bearing journals or seal areas that need to be taped over. Shit, try rebuilding classic cars! I have to ream and sand jsut about every freakin bearing journal and hole on the rolling chassis. And this guy has done near 12 complete cars for me. Just cant seem to get it through his head that spindles dont need to be completely covered! check Shit....isn't that a bitch?? At the shop whenever we get something powdercoated we mask it ourselves now with masking tape. Its not high temp, but its a hell of a lot more than what we do get. Quote
checkster Posted May 18, 2004 Report Posted May 18, 2004 I tried that.......the guy actually ask me why I tape up stuff.......DUH!!! Good thing he's cheap! Quote
SANDSTAR Posted May 19, 2004 Report Posted May 19, 2004 Try Zoops Seal. It penetrates polished aluminum and keeps it from oxidizing. It is mainly used by the hot rod industry to keep those polished engines shiny. Quote
ranshee Posted May 19, 2004 Report Posted May 19, 2004 Try Zoops Seal. It penetrates polished aluminum and keeps it from oxidizing.It is mainly used by the hot rod industry to keep those polished engines shiny. Do you know if that stuff really works? I have some pollished aluminum wheels on my truck and its really startin to chap my hide every damn weekend havin to polish thoes things up. Just wondering if you or anybody on here has tried it and how it works? They say that you should not have to polish the piece of aluminum for up to a year or more. I for some reason find that hard to belive, but hell, who knows. Quote
SANDSTAR Posted May 19, 2004 Report Posted May 19, 2004 I know a guy with a polished northstar in a deuce. He used zoops on it, on the quick change rearend, and on his rims. He says he hasen't done anything other than keep it clean for about 15 months. I haven't tried it myself, but this guys deuce is as shiny as hell. Quote
evil Posted May 20, 2004 Report Posted May 20, 2004 i powdercoated my cases i polished clear and they seem to be holding up fine. just polish them all up real nice and have your local PCer clear them for you, they will last fora long time. if you ever get a chance to try it. on something polished, take and add some prism additive to it, but you need a clear with a rating of 110 or more. mix a little in the clear and when its done it looks like disco chrome. coolest thing i ever did to a polished piece. try it, youll see. Quote
Oilsmoke Posted May 23, 2004 Report Posted May 23, 2004 (edited) Por 15 makes a hard clearcoat for chrome like surfaces. and they make a color chrome too. for that never seen look before. Glisten PC Colorchrome Edited May 23, 2004 by Oilsmoke Quote
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