[DeTomaso] Metal Treatment for overflow tank

[cengles at cox.net]

Dear Jim and Asa,

Ach du Lieber! That is correct. I had forgotten that. Don't use aluminized ceramic to coat your tank!

Oops, Chuck Engles


---- Jim Gray <grayjim at att.net> wrote:
> Dear Chuck & Asa:
>
> Though Chuck's idea is a very good one, when I tried to have that done to my
> tanks they told me that it could not be done because the heat needed for the
> plating would destroy the solder that holds the necks on.
>
> Just my experience. YMMV
>
> Jim Gray
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "cengles at cox.net" <cengles at cox.net>
> To: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
> Sent: Thu, January 6, 2011 10:19:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Metal Treatment for overflow tank
>
>
> Dear Asa,
>
> I tried powder painting on a arms many years ago and I sandblasted it off with a
> couple of trips to Vegas. I think got the idea to coat them with the aluminzed
> ceramic stuff used on headers. I was told that there was an "appearance" coating
> that was similar to the header recipe and could be used on such things as water
> pipes, tanks, pulleys, engine covers, etc, etc.
> Both cars have coated a arms and about 60-70k miles of driving. The stuff is
> still there. Looks good and has not been sand blasted off by road debris. The
> engine and cooling system parts that I have had coated over the past many years
> are corrosion free and holding up very well, which I can unfortunately attest to
> by virtue of my, umm, unscheduled engine rebuilds.
> My recommendation would be to coat the tank with the aluminized ceramic. I know
> it comes in "aluminum" color and I think that it may also come in black and
> white, but you'd have to inquire with the coating company.
>
> FWIW, Chuck Engles
>
>
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