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| mike373 |
 Jul 24 2007, 04:15 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 198 Joined: 3-August 05 From: san diego, ca Member No.: 4,536  |
Just in the middle of wire brushing the fan shroud.... It is looking very nice and shiny. I was wondering if any of you have clear coated the fan shroud after polishing it up?? And will clear coat stick well to the material?
Mike |
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| Joe Ricard |
Jul 24 2007, 04:18 PM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
POR-15 clear. About the only thing that will stand up to oil vapor puking on it.
You could get it ceramic coated. I am just goig to POR-15 engine enamel mine Yellow of course. |
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| mike373 |
Jul 24 2007, 05:00 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 198 Joined: 3-August 05 From: san diego, ca Member No.: 4,536 |
So ..... regular Krylon clear would suck???? I do have por-15....but in black. Hmmmmm....
Mike |
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| ptravnic |
Jul 24 2007, 10:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,231 Joined: 27-May 03 From: Chicago, IL Member No.: 747 Region Association: None 
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I had mine blasted & powder coated clear. If I had to do it again, I'd powder coat it a silver(ish) color.
-pt |
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| lotus_65 |
Jul 25 2007, 06:27 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,608 Joined: 21-March 05 From: minneapolis, mn Member No.: 3,795 Region Association: Northstar Region |
i cleaned mine and rattle-canned it clear. it looks cool, factory style but it's not as easy to clean.
one thing to note, make sure you grind the ground points after coating (and anything else you coat). you want to make sure everything conducts correctly. Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| IronHillRestorations |
Jul 25 2007, 07:16 AM
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I. I. R. C. Group: Members Posts: 6,731 Joined: 18-March 03 From: West TN Member No.: 439 Region Association: None
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I've bead blasted, cleaned, and then used high temp clear. It worked pretty well for me. You've got to clean and de-grease it good.
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| geniusanthony |
Jul 25 2007, 09:58 AM
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Its a brand new "Chrome-sicle" Group: Members Posts: 517 Joined: 12-December 05 From: Alexandria,VA Member No.: 5,266 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
While waiting for parts to get done at the machine shop I used a mouse sander and a dremel to smooth and then polish my shroud and top of engine cases.
Sorry no pics. car is 10000 miles away. The metal isn't the best with pores and irregular spots here and there but it looked decent when done. To final polish and protect I used aluminum polish with a coat of Carnauba(sp) wax after complete. |
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