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Re: re-finishing rocker cover

To: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Subject: Re: re-finishing rocker cover
From: "Livia I. Haasper" <wilivhaasper@sympatico.ca>
Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2002 15:18:00 -0500
Yes, Fred,
preferably in Debra's oven. Just use Oxy clean after wards. She'll never
know.......
Liv

Joe Curry wrote:

> Or better still:  "Powder Coat" it!  Right, Fred????
>
> Joe
>
> Terry Thompson wrote:
> >
> > Not only will the Plastikote metallic be
> > dissapointing, but you will be lucky if it doesn't
> > chip, peel off & discolor due to engine heat. A nice
> > satin aluminum look is POR-15 engine paint in the
> > color "aluminum". ($16 a pint?)
> >
> > Something LIKE chrome in appearance (and won't change
> > color with heat) is jet-coating or ceramic coating.
> > It's less than chroming, but you had better ship now,
> > because shops tend to do them in cycles (wait until
> > they get a bunch of parts to be that same color and
> > then spray them all at once.)
> >
> > Here's a picture of Classic-Coatings "High Luster
> > Silver":
> > http://www.classiccoatings.com/images/exhaust.jpg
> >
> > Classic-Coatings will charge about $20 for a rocker
> > cover according to their price chart.
> > I'm not suggesting you have to send them to Classic
> > Coatings. There has to be some place near you that
> > does Ceramic coatings.

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