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Polishing aluminum bits



I did the p-coat on those parts for Rick. The color he chose was "cast
aluminum". They do look great and with a minimum of work.

BTW Rick, 1/2 a bottle left.

Rick Alexander

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Kellner" <rfkellner@snet.net>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 7:20 PM
Subject: RE: Polishing aluminum bits


> Raffi,
> I agree with Ron.  I bead blasted an intake, took off the casting marks
> with a file and some sand paper and then powder coated (with the help of
> a fellow lister).  I have some pics if you want to see the final
> product.
> Rick Kellner.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Ron Pieper
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 6:48 PM
> To: Euroroc II; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Polishing aluminum bits
>
> Oh man....my best advice: don't.  I haven't tried a VW manifold but have
> done a lot of other
> stuff...what a dirty, time consuming PITA.  Oh, you can do it, get a
> 1/4" die grinder and a ton of
> cutting/sanding/polishing accessories...or, file/grind off the sharp
> edges, sand blast it, and
> have it powder coated.
>
> It's just much easier on your constitution.    <---name that line.
>
> G/L,
>
> Ron
> --- Euroroc II <flaatr@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > This may have been asked before but does anyone have any
> recommendations or
> > instructions on how to polish aluminum... intake, t-body, etc...
> >
> > Curious
> >
> > -Raffi
>
>
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