[DeTomaso] polish ZF cost estimate

michael at michaelshortt.com michael at michaelshortt.com
Sun Sep 14 10:34:24 EDT 2014 

IMHO...I think it would just be a big PIA, so heavy and hard to move around
in the multistep process.

Michael
On Sep 14, 2014 9:56 AM, "Boyd Casey" <boyd411 at gmail.com> wrote:

>    Mike,
>    Do you think that polishing a fully assembled ZF presents A a risk to
>    damaging the transaxle? You mentioned people polishing a Trans axle
>    while it was still installed. I have posted warnings against sand
>    blasting and even wet bead blasting while one has an engine or
>    transaxle installed. I know from A information passed on to me by my
>    friend who owns a new water based glass bead blasting business that
>    even with substantial efforts made to protect the engine or tranny it
>    is very easy to have a A nominal amount of glass beading find it's way
>    into the engine or transmission and that's A the death knoll for
>    either. A I wasn't aware of similar risks to the ZF A due to polishing.
>    Thanks,
>    Boyd
>
>    On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 12:58 AM, Mike Drew <[1]MikeLDrew at aol.com>
>    wrote:
>
>      I think Lloyd Butfoy charges $1200 for polishing. Of course he would
>      never do it with the gearbox assembled.
>      I double any professional polisher will either.
>      Mike
>      Sent from my iPhone
>
>    On Sep 13, 2014, at 21:55, Boyd Casey <[2]boyd411 at gmail.com> wrote:
>    >A  A Just out of curiosity, I know there will be a wide variance but
>    what do
>    >A  A you think we be a reasonable price to polish a fully assembled zf
>    dash
>    >A  A -2 with bell housing outside the car. Detached from the motor and
>    >A  A delivered to a polishing shop. Do you think it would be necessary
>    to
>    >A  A take any steps to protect the ZF from intrusion of polish or any
>    other
>    >A  A potential problems?
>
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   IMHO...I think it would just be a big PIA, so heavy and hard to move
   around in the multistep process.

   Michael

   On Sep 14, 2014 9:56 AM, "Boyd Casey" <[1]boyd411 at gmail.com> wrote:

     A  A Mike,
     A  A Do you think that polishing a fully assembled ZF presents A a
     risk to
     A  A damaging the transaxle? You mentioned people polishing a Trans
     axle
     A  A while it was still installed. I have posted warnings against
     sand
     A  A blasting and even wet bead blasting while one has an engine or
     A  A transaxle installed. I know from A information passed on to me
     by my
     A  A friend who owns a new water based glass bead blasting business
     that
     A  A even with substantial efforts made to protect the engine or
     tranny it
     A  A is very easy to have a A nominal amount of glass beading find
     it's way
     A  A into the engine or transmission and that's A the death knoll
     for
     A  A either. A I wasn't aware of similar risks to the ZF A due to
     polishing.
     A  A Thanks,
     A  A Boyd
     A  A On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 12:58 AM, Mike Drew
     <[1][2]MikeLDrew at aol.com>
     A  A wrote:
     A  A  A I think Lloyd Butfoy charges $1200 for polishing. Of course
     he would
     A  A  A never do it with the gearbox assembled.
     A  A  A I double any professional polisher will either.
     A  A  A Mike
     A  A  A Sent from my iPhone
     A  A On Sep 13, 2014, at 21:55, Boyd Casey <[2][3]boyd411 at gmail.com>
     wrote:
     A  A >AA  A Just out of curiosity, I know there will be a wide
     variance but
     A  A what do
     A  A >AA  A you think we be a reasonable price to polish a fully
     assembled zf
     A  A dash
     A  A >AA  A -2 with bell housing outside the car. Detached from the
     motor and
     A  A >AA  A delivered to a polishing shop. Do you think it would be
     necessary
     A  A to
     A  A >AA  A take any steps to protect the ZF from intrusion of
     polish or any
     A  A other
     A  A >AA  A potential problems?
     A  A  A > _______________________________________________
     A  A  A >
     A  A  A > Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA
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     References
     A  A 1. mailto:[6]MikeLDrew at aol.com
     A  A 2. mailto:[7]boyd411 at gmail.com
     A  A 3. mailto:[8]DeTomaso at poca.com
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References

   1. mailto:boyd411 at gmail.com
   2. mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com
   3. mailto:boyd411 at gmail.com
   4. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
   5. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
   6. mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com
   7. mailto:boyd411 at gmail.com
   8. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
   9. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
  10. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
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