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914World.com _ Originality and History _ Fan Shroud finish
Posted by: rdauenhauer Jun 8 2012, 03:47 PM
So does anyone have an NOS shroud or pic of one?
Im of the opinion that they may have been yellow Zinc plated originally, much like a good number of fasteners used on the 914.
Ive recently started refinishing a couple or three, and on the ones that had undercoating applied ... back in the day, removal of that black layer of rubberized
crap shows a nice shiny Yellow surface. 
Posted by: Pat Garvey Jun 11 2012, 06:25 PM
QUOTE(rdauenhauer @ Jun 8 2012, 03:47 PM) 
So does anyone have an NOS shroud or pic of one? Im of the opinion that they may have been yellow Zinc plated originally, much like a good number of fasteners used on the 914.
Ive recently started refinishing a couple or three, and on the ones that had undercoating applied ... back in the day, removal of that black layer of rubberized
crap shows a nice shiny Yellow surface.
Watched this for a bit.
Rich,
All I can say is that my '72, which I am the original owner of, has a shroud that is not yellow zinc played. May have been zinc treated, but it was clear.
I suspect that the the undercoating you removed may have stained the original finish since it was tar based. MO
Pat
Posted by: 914runnow Jun 11 2012, 10:12 PM
Cosmoline..it was on the tranny and the engine bar too...
I think Paterek knows where to get some...
(damn I have not been on this in a few years)..
Rx
Posted by: nathansnathan Jun 12 2012, 09:34 AM
QUOTE(914runnow @ Jun 11 2012, 09:12 PM)
Cosmoline..it was on the tranny and the engine bar too...
I think Paterek knows where to get some...
(damn I have not been on this in a few years)..
Rx
Cosmoline or like anoline, a light spray of some kind of yellow gold wax. I have used CRC marine corrosion inhibitor, is similar, but putting on as much as you'd want it comes out very gold, maybe too much so.
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