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sic carb hat

Discussion in 'XJ Modifications' started by razz1969, Aug 2, 2009.

  1. razz1969

    razz1969 Active Member

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    Look what I done with a spare carb hat that I had laying around. I first polished it to a mirror finish, then sprayed it wit Krylon X-metals blue, then three coats of clear. Man it looks like anodize aluminum. Not bad for something under $10 USD. Stay tune I will be posting a blog soon about little tricks like this. Also I will be restarting my anodizing business soon ( had to move and have not set it up yet) if any one is interested. I can polish and anodize your aluminum parts and you will never have to worry about corrosion again.
     

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    nice... I wonder how resistant that stuff is to gasoline.
     
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    He clear coated it so that should help
     
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    Unless it was rattle can clear....

    I like the idea, I polished my hats last clean, maybe a bit too much and now have a few rust spots :(
     
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    I have use this clear before. Once it drys and cures under the heat lamp it resisted gas. I am thinking about striping and doing the tank.
    Besides how many times has any of us spilled gas on our carb hats,,,at $3.00 a gallon.
     
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    I had a set powder coated high-gloss black for $7 each.

    No worries about gas resistance and no more rust.
     
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