I've got trim that the anodizing was stripped off of 25 years ago that still looks great.... A light polish with Mothers very couple years & it's fine..... But I live in California where the weather doesn't do much to harm the trim YMMV..
Thanks I may polish mine now!Yes, it will. There are several products available that will protect the aluminum such as: Everbrite, Sharkhide, and others. It can also be reanodized.
Mike
Sounds like you made a wise decision to get your car out of there. Also agree with the statement later on in this thread that you are lucky you got all your small parts back. Seems to be quite common for stuff like that to go missing. And you are correct that PPG still makes T5 copper, I recently painted my Bee that color.
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I feel ya brother. Sucks when your pride and joy is mishandled by unappreciative people. I built mine with salvaged steel, cost me 45 bucks. The casters I dug out of the dumpster at work, (why they're kinda small but do the trick). Basically wanted to simulate the actual flex points in the chassis by using the existing K frame and rear spring mounts. Hey it works for me and I can tell ya it's nice to be able to move the car any which way you want.. by yourself.
Brut strength and shear stupidity prevails
I've got trim that the anodizing was stripped off of 25 years ago that still looks great.... A light polish with Mothers very couple years & it's fine..... But I live in California where the weather doesn't do much to harm the trim YMMV..
Thanks I may polish mine now!
That would be a good gig if it was steady!I recommend doing it yourself, it's not hard just time consuming and you have to be careful as with anything else. I know a guy who does this and charges $100 per piece.
So there is no anodizing on the trim right? You polished it off. Wont polished aluminum tarnish, or oxidize?
That would be a good gig if it was steady!
Mike
Did you paint it?
A buddy of mine did.
That looks like a really good design! I don't have that much scrap laying around and looked for something online to copy. I've combined several to make one that has adjustable height and length and will break down to be very reasonable and compact for storage. Looks like you built a cart for your engine and transmission - is that already mounted to the K frame? We need to do that because I don't have a lift!
I was also advised to get at least 8" wheels to facilitate putting it on a trailer. The wheels I bought will handle at least 4000 lbs and cost about $150. I've got too much at stake to go cheap on something like this so spent the money and think I'll end up with a better than catalogue cart doing it myself.
No, he had it done in 2 months. I had all the metalwork done before taking it to him however.Looks like a nice job. Did you have to wait long? Were you in painters hell?
Nice design!
Mike
Thanks I may polish mine now!
I was/am a UA Steamfitter-retired now-and worked my *** off when I was young. It just caught up with me. Yah, I'm no stranger to pain!Should I ask how all those injuries happened? Sounds painful.
Nope nothing wrong with what you did and what you are about to do. You paid and they put you off. Well your money is as good as the insurance company. All I'm saying is your about to enjoy what you have always wanted to do. Good luck to the finish and always keep us updated.
I was/am a UA Steamfitter-retired now-and worked my *** off when I was young. It just caught up with me. Yah, I'm no stranger to pain!
Mike