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Clean trans paint or leave as is? |
mb911 |
Jun 20 2018, 12:16 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,882 Joined: 2-January 09 From: Burlington wi Member No.: 9,892 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I am basically doing a complete restoration on every part of my car. The trans is back burnered for now so I got a very nice used trans from mepstein and cleaned it up. So looking for opinion. I am going to replace all the hardware because its cheap and helps to make it look nicer. I was going to paint it with cerakote then change the hardware. Now I am second guessing the paint. What do all of you think?
Note that my other trans will get a full rebuild and cosmetic restoration at a later date. |
mepstein |
Jun 21 2018, 10:43 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,314 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
We’ve used cerikote quite a bit in the last year. Like anything, prep is important. The nice thing is that it’s such a micro thin layer, you don’t loose any detail.
If you have a trans that is worth some money, I wouldn’t paint it. It does ruin the value of the case and a sale price will reflect it. Just use Gibbs or something similar. If you are building a trans for yourself and want pretty with no worry for resale, go to town with paint, powdercoat, whatever. |
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