My reply is based on my own experiences. There are really aggressive ways
to remove rust, and there are less aggressive, yet very effective, ways to
remove rust. Obviously, if a part is very rusty, there is little hope that
small details like the logo on Ford oil breather caps will survive. To a
finicky person like me, these corroded and repainted parts may be usable but
possibly only as spares or as temporary patches. If I had to, I would use
"electrolytic methods" or even a wire brush on delicate, soft metal parts,
but almost never sandpaper discs or a grinder, unless the part is garbage
and a temporary fix.
As to whether there are NOS, pristine, or used Tiger oil caps available out
there, the answer is yes. For instance, there is a guy out there who seems
to have an endless supply and often sells very nice or NOS ones on eBay for
about $50 or less (orr4sale?).
As to whether there are Tiger-specific parts generally available, the answer
is absolutely yes, of course. Not only are there used parts, but there are
actually NOS, pristine, remanufactured parts out there all day long. Guys
in the business, like Bill Martin, Doug Jennings, Dale A., etc., often have
hard to find parts available, thankfully. There are also many private owners
who often sell or trade super cool parts for Tigers. I've purchased many
near-perfect rare LAT parts from private sellers. Of course, there are also
new reproduction parts that are being sold by Classic Sunbeam and Sunbeam
Specialties too.
I hope that helps.
On 6/12/10 8:32 AM, "Tony Somebody" <achd73@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I need some help in proving or disproving a question. Do you think there are
> many used pristine Tiger parts available within our or any group? If a Tiger
> engine set outside, uncovered, would one think the oil breather might rust
> part of the Ford logo off the original piece, so that when lightly sanded to
> remove rust, that the missing part of the logo was most likely eaten by rust
> or by me, doing my best to NOT remove the logo? Also, do you think there are
> many pristine breather caps available to buy? Or just original ones that are
> not pristine. Lastly, do you think there are many Tiger specific
> partsavailable peorid. I would appreciated a posted reply from all members.
> thanks in advance.
> TonytheTiger
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