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RE: cleaning 2L valve cover

To: "'Ray Cole'" <raycole@mindspring.com>,
Subject: RE: cleaning 2L valve cover
From: "Graeme Suckling" <graemes@saonline.com.au>
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 12:35:45 +0930
Hi Ray,
I have a small grit blasting cabinet and I blasted the alloy valve
cover, alternator, fuel pump, fuel filter and they all came up with a
matt "as cast" look.
I'm not into polishing anything either but the blasted finish was just
what I was after.
I guess bead blasting would give a similar result but I've never had
that done.
Regards,
Graeme Suckling
1965 SP310 - under construction DSOA Member # 112
1971 P510 4 door - daily driver, original owner, highly modified.
1972 PL510 2 door - in storage.
1973 HS30/240Z - re-building to 2003 specs.
www.imagestation.com/mypictures/index.html
Adelaide, South Australia.



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Ray Cole
Sent: Monday, 9 June 2003 1:18 AM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: cleaning 2L valve cover


I would like to clean up/detail my valve cover on my 68 2000.  I don't
want
it shiny and polished but a more natural clean look.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

Ray Cole

68 2000

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