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Got a 69 Bonnie motor on my racks waiting to be done. Trumpets respond well to a bit of polishing, don't see many pre units any more though....
Never knew anyone fast and accurate enough to shoot a snake at their feet with a hand gun. I know two guys that shot themselves in the foot...
If you use muriatic acid it will eat any zinc in or on the metal and will eat the steel if you leave it on long enough. Always remember the fume...
My electrolytic tank is 55 gallon. (a regular barrel) That allows me to strip the rust of most anything I have to work on. Powersource is a...
Nickel will last for years, it just yellows a lot, which is why we put chrome over the top. If you want nickel as a finish, check out electroless...
Caustic soda is sodium hydroxide or lye. Comes in EEZEEOFF oven cleaner and a bunch of others if you want to spray it. Or you can buy the...
Do you reckon the space shuttle is made in China? That keeps falling apart too. Harley Davidson natural casings are so porous, like the fuel...
The trim on the sides of the car should be stainless, so should headlight ring or bezel, unless it is chromed. Only the aluminum will be...
Harbor freight is a good source for cheap tools if you buy the right stuff. I've had fantastic success with some of their gear, and I've brought...
Nice size, let me know if you want to sell it. Simple Green, cheaper than most other quality cleaners, non flammable and won't hurt aluminum or...
You can get blasting media as fine as at least 600 grit. That looks pretty tasty.
Napa Gasket remover and Loctite "Chizel" both do a number on powdercoat.
Oven cleaner works by eating the aluminum. It will do a number on the faces, but keep it off areas of bead, it will ruin the seal. I've found...
I re-silver reflectors if they are brass, but if the submetal is steel I avoid them. Too much work to do a good job. There is a product though...
Actually furnace fans work well. Especially ones from bigger furnaces. Wire it into a switch in the shop, use a "Big foot" type...
I might try to make it. Depends on the weather and if I feel up to it. I need to get to something this year.
Yep, dechroming is done with amps and acids. A chrome shop will strip it and then let you do the prep. If you can do a good body job for paint,...
Hot environment chrome polish. It is used on dragsters, bikes, etc. specifically to remove blue and gold oxides from chrome and stainless...
The clearcoat we put over nickel is chrome. Rust is probably the sublayer migrating from under the nickel as long as there is no steel or iron...
AAAGH!!!! ROOT you knowbetter than that.!! Chrome is porous, steel migrates through chrome. When you use steel wool on it you push steel in the...
I like that !! Nice.
If you blast it you can paint it. If you don't blast it, it will cover lousy and be first area paint fails in. got to have clean metal to make...
Vinegar or mollases won't attack chrome. Vinegar will attack aluminum, mag or zinc under chrome though.
If you've got a chrome ceramic finish you should be able to polish it out with Hot environment Chrome polish, but it must be ceramic, which I...
You must all be fairly new guys or you've missed my earlier posts. Thought everybody on here had got the message. Mothers, nevr dull, flitz,...
Bending it will definitely crack the chrome, and in most cases heating it will. Letting a spring cool slowly will make it softer.
Well Denise, you can add me to your list of cancer patients. I was given 2 months nine weeks ago. Stronger now than I was then. I hope to be...
409 won't rust unless it comes into contact with iron. If you powerbuff it your buffsmust bededicated to it and not used on anything that has...
Mag and aluminum filings will burn brightly and exceedingly hot.
Mag will not shine brighter than aluminum. It is porous and goes a blacky grey with the slightest heat. Freshly polished pure magnesium will be...
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