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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: 6,851 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. |
injunmort |
Jun 21 2018, 07:07 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,024 Joined: 12-April 10 From: sugarloaf ny Member No.: 11,604 Region Association: North East States |
imho, any coating is better than exposed magnesium alloy. brit bike manufacturers in the 50's and 60's used a fair amount of mag castings on their race bikes. matchless g50, ajs 7r's) engine covers, hubs, etc. everything was painted to combat oxidation. mag oxidzes quickly if not treated. I don't recall the paint they used but was gold and formulated for mag alloy. after cleaning and drying I would paint the case. cerokote seems like a step up and am going to try it. even the clear makes more sense than leaving it exposed.
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