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Any of you other resto guys have a good technique for duplicating the transparent brownish shalac looking finish that was applied on many bare steel parts. I have a Turbo 400 dipstick tube with this finish on it and have come across many other parts just like it but have been unable to duplicate it to my satisfaction. Thanks
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I have used a product called 'Metal Protective Coating' which comes in a spray can. It keeps the part from rusting, and after a few weeks starts looking brownish. I tried it on my exhaust manifolds too, it burned off in about 3 minutes. I didn't use it on too many parts though, went with the natural steel paint instead - mainly things like pedals, inside the trunk on the 1/4's, sway bars, ect...
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Thanks Marlin, anyone else have any ideas?
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Rick Nelson Musclecar Restoration and Design, Inc (retired) www.musclecarrestorationanddesign.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62r-6vgk2_8 specialized in (only real) LS6 Chevelle restorations |
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I have a paint that looks like black zinc,(not phos) that if mixed with a clear binder can give that look.
[Edited by micky69396 (02-07-2002 at 12:18 PM).]
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I have a friend that works in the automotive plating business he said those parts are run through a phosphate bath then through oil and ran through the bake oven. He said its simply a cheap rust preventative. It's done to parts when auto makers dont want the cost of plating or painting. Hope this helps
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Maybe thats exactly what it is, just a baked on oil finish. I know it comes off very easily with a lacquer rag.
I have tried dipping parts in a 400 degree dirty oil bath which is great for darkening and treating cast iron parts like spindles. Never tried it on bare steel parts, I may try that and see what it does. Thanks guys.
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No. The hot oil penetrates deep in the pores of the cast iron and makes for a pretty good seal. I doubt anything would stick. I do coat other bare steel parts with Bo-Shield which is a wax based product made for Boeing Aircraft and that works excellent.
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Rick Nelson Musclecar Restoration and Design, Inc (retired) www.musclecarrestorationanddesign.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62r-6vgk2_8 specialized in (only real) LS6 Chevelle restorations |
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22 year old thread but I thank Rick Nelson to turning me onto the Aeresol COSMOLINE
Product.....that may have been the "transparent brownish shalac looking finish" he was looking for....................
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