[DeTomaso] ZF polishing

[Michael Shortt]

Cleaning the case is best done with a degreaser first, then either Aluminum
Jelly ( amazon sells it ) be careful getting it on any anodized parts, it
will discolor them. I fonishing touch is a specialized acidic Wheel cleaner.
I have had great success with Eagle One for Mag Wheels that are porous and
unpolished.
After this three step treatment and a little brush action, your ZF will
look almost white.
Then spray it with WD40.

Michael Shortt
On Dec 22, 2015 12:20 AM, "Mike Drew via DeTomaso" <detomaso at poca.com>
wrote:

>    In a message dated 12/21/15 11:44:19 AM, ace595 at hotmail.com writes:
>
>      ?ZF polishing
>      Can anyone give me the approx cost of having my ZF polished?
>      Is there someone in the northeast
>      That does this
>      Thanks
>
>    Tom,
>    It's horrendously expensive, because it's normally only done at the
>    same time that the gearbox is being rebuilt.  As far as I know, those
>    who specialize in such things will not consider polishing a complete
>    gearbox, although I don't know the specific reason for this.
>    Instead, while you're getting your $5000 gearbox overhaul, if you want
>    to spend an extra $1500 or so, they will arrange to have the bare cases
>    polished.  It's something that is normally subcontracted out; the
>    pieces are either given to a polishing company, or the shop hires a
>    temporary worker who does it on-site.  It's a very time-consuming
>    thing, taking many, many hours to do properly.
>    I don't know of anybody doing ZF work in the northeast; Guy Trigaux in
>    Simpsonville, SC is the nearest ZF expert to you, I think.  He's not
>    much for unnecessary bling, and he may not offer polishing service.
>    In short, if your gearbox was falling apart and needed to be rebuilt,
>    polishing is something you might consider while you're at it, but I
>    would never advocate taking apart a good gearbox just to shine it up.
>    It takes a LOT of maintenance to keep it looking decent; if you are
>    going to drive your car at all (especially in the northeast where the
>    climate is often far from ideal), I'd urge you to just leave it alone.
>    Lloyd Butfoy advocates cleaning the case, then spraying it with WD-40
>    which both makes it look good, and is easy to clean when it gets dirty.
>    Mike
>
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   Cleaning the case is best done with a degreaser first, then either
   Aluminum Jelly ( amazon sells it ) be careful getting it on any
   anodized parts, it will discolor them. I fonishing touch is a
   specialized acidic Wheel cleaner.
   I have had great success with Eagle One for Mag Wheels that are porous
   and unpolished.
   After this three step treatment and a little brush action, your ZF will
   look almost white.
   Then spray it with WD40.

   Michael Shortt

   On Dec 22, 2015 12:20 AM, "Mike Drew via DeTomaso"
   <[1]detomaso at poca.com> wrote:

     A  A In a message dated 12/21/15 11:44:19 AM, [2]ace595 at hotmail.com
     writes:
     A  A  A ?ZF polishing
     A  A  A Can anyone give me the approx cost of having my ZF polished?
     A  A  A Is there someone in the northeast
     A  A  A That does this
     A  A  A Thanks
     A  A Tom,
     A  A It's horrendously expensive, because it's normally only done at
     the
     A  A same time that the gearbox is being rebuilt.A  As far as I
     know, those
     A  A who specialize in such things will not consider polishing a
     complete
     A  A gearbox, although I don't know the specific reason for this.
     A  A Instead, while you're getting your $5000 gearbox overhaul, if
     you want
     A  A to spend an extra $1500 or so, they will arrange to have the
     bare cases
     A  A polished.A  It's something that is normally subcontracted out;
     the
     A  A pieces are either given to a polishing company, or the shop
     hires a
     A  A temporary worker who does it on-site.A  It's a very
     time-consuming
     A  A thing, taking many, many hours to do properly.
     A  A I don't know of anybody doing ZF work in the northeast; Guy
     Trigaux in
     A  A Simpsonville, SC is the nearest ZF expert to you, I think.A
     He's not
     A  A much for unnecessary bling, and he may not offer polishing
     service.
     A  A In short, if your gearbox was falling apart and needed to be
     rebuilt,
     A  A polishing is something you might consider while you're at it,
     but I
     A  A would never advocate taking apart a good gearbox just to shine
     it up.
     A  A It takes a LOT of maintenance to keep it looking decent; if you
     are
     A  A going to drive your car at all (especially in the northeast
     where the
     A  A climate is often far from ideal), I'd urge you to just leave it
     alone.
     A  A Lloyd Butfoy advocates cleaning the case, then spraying it with
     WD-40
     A  A which both makes it look good, and is easy to clean when it
     gets dirty.
     A  A Mike
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