[DeTomaso] ZF polishing

Pantdino pantdino at aol.com
Tue Dec 22 22:48:17 EST 2015


You can get it "pretty shiny" just with fine steel wool with the unit in the car. 
 
And as others have said, you will have to keep at it to keep it looking shiny.
 
Jim
 
 
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From: Michael Shortt <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
To: Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
Cc: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>; ace595 <ace595 at hotmail.com>
Sent: Tue, Dec 22, 2015 3:51 am
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ZF polishing

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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   You can get it "pretty shiny" just with fine steel wool with the unit
   in the car.



   And as others have said, you will have to keep at it to keep it looking
   shiny.



   Jim





   -----Original Message-----
   From: Michael Shortt <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
   To: Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
   Cc: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>; ace595 <ace595 at hotmail.com>
   Sent: Tue, Dec 22, 2015 3:51 am
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ZF polishing
   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][1]detomaso at poca.com> wrote:
   A A In a message dated 12/21/15 11:44:19 AM, [2][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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