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| bludden |
 Jan 31 2022, 08:42 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 57 Joined: 15-June 20 From: Charlotte NC Member No.: 24,380 Region Association: South East States  |
What's the best way to smooth out, prep and paint these things? Might as well do it while the back end is getting repaired...
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| Cairo94507 |
Jan 31 2022, 10:19 PM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 10,319 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California 
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I second the cerikoat or ceramic coating for a no fuss, always looks great, finish. Get that baby bead blasted and take it into the shop. Also a great time to check for any pinholes that might be developing and address them before coating.
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| RARE 6 |
Jan 31 2022, 10:41 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 141 Joined: 18-January 15 From: Grand Junction CO Member No.: 18,337 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Jan 31 2022, 08:19 PM)  I second the cerikoat or ceramic coating for a no fuss, always looks great, finish. Get that baby bead blasted and take it into the shop. Also a great time to check for any pinholes that might be developing and address them before coating. Well, jumping into the deepe nd with blasting, powder or ceramic is one option. All I know is that when we refurbed the -6 almost seven years ago, all I did to my decades old OEM muffler and OEM heat exchangers was powerwash them, a little elbow grease with steel wool, then sprayed with a high temp paint that after heating up mimicked the light grey finish originally on the heat exchangers. Still looks damn good after several thousand miles, other than a couple of spots where some oil drips are baked in. Sometimes there's a tendency to over-think/over-engineer. More power to those who have the time and inclination. Just didn't seem necessary in my case for my intended uses. |
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| mepstein |
Jan 31 2022, 10:48 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,877 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(RARE 6 @ Jan 31 2022, 11:41 PM) QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Jan 31 2022, 08:19 PM) I second the cerikoat or ceramic coating for a no fuss, always looks great, finish. Get that baby bead blasted and take it into the shop. Also a great time to check for any pinholes that might be developing and address them before coating. Well, jumping into the deepe nd with blasting, powder or ceramic is one option. All I know is that when we refurbed the -6 almost seven years ago, all I did to my decades old OEM muffler and OEM heat exchangers was powerwash them, a little elbow grease with steel wool, then sprayed with a high temp paint that after heating up mimicked the light grey finish originally on the heat exchangers. Still looks damn good after several thousand miles, other than a couple of spots where some oil drips are baked in. Sometimes there's a tendency to over-think/over-engineer. More power to those who have the time and inclination. Just didn't seem necessary in my case for my intended uses. There's also an advantage to living in the dry Colorado air. Anything on the east coast will rust before you put down the stripping wheel. |
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