Subject	That's why I ultimately chose to go with chrome. ;-) (n/m)
Posted by	Inzane on July 27, 2009 at 6:02 PM
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In Reply To	Polished plenums are a whore to maintain (n/m) posted by BigTDogg (MA) on July 27, 2009 at 03:27 PM
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Follow Ups	Plenum paint / powdercoating questions... - blackomega 14:00:13 07/27/09 you could browse eastwoods website - gt300zxtt 14:11:17 07/27/09 anyone want to take a guess at which color matches best? - blackomega 15:00:12 07/27/09 Re: anyone want to take a guess at which color matches best? - eqwhipd 07:17:01 07/28/09 I'd also check rosies powdercoating as well. - Josher 15:00:56 07/27/09 A new hood button would be extra pretty. (n/m) - AbsolutZ 14:43:56 07/27/09 I dont even know where that 'part' is. - blackomega 15:03:30 07/27/09 He means the hood switch, driver side, on shock mount - BigTDogg (MA) 15:51:33 07/27/09 Yeh i had a mental image in my head - blackomega 17:42:50 07/27/09 No worries, I'm just messing around. - AbsolutZ 16:51:13 07/27/09 what do people normally do with the hood button? - blackomega 17:44:20 07/27/09 I've seen it taken out completely, or most commonly - AbsolutZ 06:35:23 07/28/09 nice (n/m) - blackomega 10:04:14 07/28/09 Polished plenums are a whore to maintain (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 15:27:12 07/27/09 Why? (n/m) - blackomega 15:48:33 07/27/09 Because aluminum oxidizes, and repolishing all those - BigTDogg (MA) 15:52:15 07/27/09 Well I just dont want a textured plenum - blackomega 17:49:22 07/27/09 That's why I ultimately chose to go with chrome. ;-) (n/m) - Inzane 18:02:38 07/27/09 I spent about 20 hours detailing and buffing mine down to - Audioquest 17:33:24 07/27/09 So what do you mean "buffing it down" - blackomega 17:41:35 07/27/09 It took several steps to get it really smooth without any - Audioquest 17:48:28 07/27/09 Where did you get the paint? - blackomega 18:31:32 07/27/09 Where did you get the paint? - blackomega 20:15:35 07/27/09 I dont know about other powdercoating services but - LJZTT 18:35:39 07/27/09 There are a ton of different powder coat finishes these days - Audioquest 19:04:32 07/27/09 the finish would be key - blackomega 20:38:25 07/27/09 if you want chrome, get chrome. near chrome isnt near. (n/m) - Antihero 23:51:50 07/27/09 send it to Don, he's a pro at sanding down plenum's and - ali300zx 22:30:42 07/27/09 BWpowdercoating@gmail.com (n/m) - ali300zx 10:33:12 07/28/09 So how does a guy get ahold of Don Wood? (n/m) - blackomega 01:15:44 07/28/09 good work on the fan shroud, is that painted? (n/m) - Dane (Houston) 21:43:01 07/27/09 Do powder coating instead of paint for sure - collegeboy 18:45:58 07/27/09 wow, yeah - blackomega 20:34:26 07/27/09 40 grit is too harsh for the plenum, I would start with 80 g - Cap927(Boston) 06:56:36 07/28/09 I agree witha grinder. I used 40 grit with just my hand. - collegeboy 09:27:06 07/28/09 So I should get a polished / buffed down plenum for PC - blackomega 09:00:17 07/28/09 7,000 powdercoat colors here.... - Nick(CT) 09:00:40 07/28/09
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