[DeTomaso] ZF polishing

Mike Thomas mbefthomas at comcast.net
Tue Dec 22 20:31:35 EST 2015


Um, that's what drip pans are for . . . ?  Just don't go the Khris Kimball Cookie-Sheet-with-a-piece-of-old-carpet-car-diaper route.  Denny Finn would be glad to tell you how that worked . . .

Mike Thomas
Pres., Panteras Northwest
Yellow ’74 #6328




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From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of marshall smith
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 3:32 PM
To: B Hower <b.hower3400 at yahoo.com>; marshall smith <marshallgsmith at sbcglobal.net>; Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>; 'Cullen McCann' <cmccann1972 at gmail.com>; 'Michael Shortt' <michaelsavga at gmail.com>; LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>
Cc: 'Mike Drew' <MikeLDrew at aol.com>; 'DeTomaso Forum' <detomaso at poca.com>; ace595 at hotmail.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ZF polishing

Although I can't see my ZF...I know its there because it always leaves its signature on my garage floor.
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On Tue, 12/22/15, LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ZF polishing
 To: "B Hower" <b.hower3400 at yahoo.com>, "marshall smith" <marshallgsmith at sbcglobal.net>, "Charles McCall" <charlesmccall at gmail.com>, "'Cullen McCann'" <cmccann1972 at gmail.com>, "'Michael Shortt'" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
 Cc: "'Mike Drew'" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>, "'DeTomaso Forum'" <detomaso at poca.com>, "ace595 at hotmail.com" <ace595 at hotmail.com>
 Date: Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 3:26 PM
 
 Yes!
 I put 250
 mi on my car last weekend and never needed to see the ZF  even once.
 
  LSJ
 
 central
 wines-spirits
 est 1934
 
 625
 e street nw
 washington,
 dc 20004
 centralwines.com
 
 facebook.com/CentralLiquors
 
 
 202-737-2800
 
 
  
 
     
   From: B Hower
 <b.hower3400 at yahoo.com>
  To: marshall smith
 <marshallgsmith at sbcglobal.net>; Charles McCall  <charlesmccall at gmail.com>; 'Cullen McCann'
 <cmccann1972 at gmail.com>; 'Michael Shortt'
 <michaelsavga at gmail.com>; LS
 <lashdeep at yahoo.com>
 Cc: 'Mike Drew'
 <MikeLDrew at aol.com>; 'DeTomaso Forum'
 <detomaso at poca.com>; "ace595 at hotmail.com"
 <ace595 at hotmail.com>
  Sent: Tuesday, December
 22, 2015 2:17 PM
  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso]
 ZF polishing
    
  If you
 can see the ZF you are staying too close to home........put  it on the road.
 Bud #3400
 ( Drive it like there is no tomorrow -- for there may not be  ! )
  
 
       
 From: marshall smith
 <marshallgsmith at sbcglobal.net>
 
 To: Charles
 McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>; 'Cullen  McCann' <cmccann1972 at gmail.com>; 'Michael  Shortt' <michaelsavga at gmail.com>; LS  <lashdeep at yahoo.com>
 Cc: 'Mike Drew'
 <MikeLDrew at aol.com>; 'DeTomaso Forum'
 <detomaso at poca.com>; "ace595 at hotmail.com"
 <ace595 at hotmail.com>
  Sent: Tuesday, December
 22, 2015 11:41 AM
  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso]
 ZF polishing
    
 That's funny....that's how mine looks
 too!
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 On Tue, 12/22/15, LS via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
 wrote:
 
  Subject: Re:
 [DeTomaso] ZF polishing
  To: "Charles
 McCall" <charlesmccall at gmail.com>,
 "'Cullen McCann'" <cmccann1972 at gmail.com>,  "'Michael Shortt'" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
  Cc: "'Mike Drew'" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>,  "'DeTomaso Forum'" <detomaso at poca.com>,  "ace595 at hotmail.com"
 <ace595 at hotmail.com>
  Date: Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 8:50 AM
  
     How are you guys
  even noticing what your ZF looks like?
     All, I can see is trunk carpeting...
  
     LSJ
 
    central
     wines-spirits   est
 1934
     625 e street nw
 
    washington, dc 20004
 
    [1]centralwines.com
 
    [2]facebook.com/CentralLiquors
 
    202-737-2800
   
 
    __________________________________________________________________
  
     From: Charles McCall
 <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
     To: 'Cullen McCann' <cmccann1972 at gmail.com>;
  'Michael Shortt'
 
    <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
     Cc: 'Mike Drew' <MikeLDrew at aol.com>;
  'DeTomaso Forum'
 
    <detomaso at poca.com>;
  ace595 at hotmail.com
     Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 11:08  AM
     Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ZF
 polishing
     As a poor man's
 solution, there exists a
  tube of
 silver-colored paste
     that was
 recommended on the Forum a few
  years ago. I
 bought a tube at
     the time and it
 cleaned up the ZF quite a
  bit. I can see
 what the tube
     looks like but
 don't remember what the
  name was.
     It doesn't look like a
 professionally
  polished ZF case, but it
 looks a
     lot better than stock. And if
 you drive
  your Pantera any distance, or
     in the rain, it's probably more
 practical
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     From: DeTomaso
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  On Behalf Of
     Cullen
 McCann
     Sent: martes, 22 de diciembre
 de 2015
  16:45
     To:
 Michael Shortt
     Cc: Mike Drew;
 DeTomaso Forum; [4]ace595 at hotmail.com
     Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ZF polishing
     Michael, you mentioned the aluminum  jelly
  through amazon... my ZF is in
     good working order, but the PO painted  it
  black and now the paint is
     flaking off. Id like the case to be
  natural aluminum, not polished or
     painted. I also don't want to
 disassemble
  the ZF, but it is out of the
     car
     right now.
 I've heard that 3M makes some
  stripping
 products that are
     gentle
     enough that the ZF rebuilders use
 them
  with good results, that are safe
     for
     the ZF
 case.
     I can of course test it on
 an
  inconspicuous area but would this
     aluminum
     jelly be
 the right product for my
  application?
     Cullen
     Yukon,
 OK
     On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 5:50 AM,
 Michael
  Shortt
 
    <[5]michaelsavga at gmail.com>
     wrote:
     >
 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][6]detomaso at poca.com>
  wrote:
     >
     >      A  A In a
 
 message dated 12/21/15 11:44:19 AM,
 
    [2][7]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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