[DeTomaso] Campy ?Powder Coat? Code Needed

[Chuck Adkinson]

Barry,

Here in central Ohio we have a company that specializes in chemical
stripping, sand/bead blasting etc. The owner at the time was a Pantera owner
who has since sold the company, although it's still in operation under new
management. He immersed the wheels in a very weak acid for a few days that
completely stripped the wheels clean, zinc chromate included. I eventually
treated my entire car to this process prior to its reassembly. I don't know
what the composition of the acid bath was but I do know it took everything
off the wheels and car but did not damage the metals in any way. I've
stripped numerous motorcycle frames, gas tanks, fenders, suspension parts
etc over the years with great success. Check
http://www.americanmetalcleaninginc.com/index.html and you'll see what can
be done. This operation is in Toledo, OH and they've stripped many Panteras
over the years, including mine.  

Chuck 





-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Seib [mailto:oldwheel at mts.net] 
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 12:03 PM
To: DetomasoList; apache34 at embarqmail.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] Campy ?Powder Coat? Code Needed

Chuck
What did you dip the wheels in?
Did the zinc chromate primer remain after dipping ? or was the bare
magnesium  visible?
Do you rember?
Thanks
Barry

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I dipped my original wheels (6) in 1990 or so and they came out of the tank
perfectly clean with a nice surface for painting. I then painted them a 1992
Mercedes silver and after many years on the road they still look great to
this day. Nothing to it. I attached one wheel to a shop wall for holding
various hoses, cables etc. The rest have Goodyear street tires mounted to
them and are stored in my shop.

Chuck Adkinson
www.pantera.ws