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Old 06-04-2007, 04:37 PM
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Sick of having to polish my tanks and strut brace all the time ,fooking bores me to death

Was thinking of powdercoating ,but are there any other options of finish other than smooth ??or other methods ,pics would be good
Old 06-04-2007, 05:25 PM
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go for that crackle finish everyone's talking about clive. looks good
Old 06-04-2007, 05:35 PM
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Hammered finish Hamerite, would be different
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theres a lot you can do

crackle finish is the new bling

personally i prefer the shiny alloy/chrome finish

you could always have them chrome/nickel plated to stop them going dull and is easier to keep shiney than alloy

or have everything gold plated
Old 06-04-2007, 06:09 PM
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My oil tank is shiny black, because i aint going to polish the fucker EVER and it looks half decent and looks like an oil seperator that seperates oil. Nothing fancy just plain and simple
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crackle is difficult to clean, so forget about that...
Old 06-04-2007, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Rick
crackle is difficult to clean, so forget about that...
i was thinking that when the dust sets in..must be a nightmare to clean even with a jetwash
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Non slip effect
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Polish the shit out of them mate then wrap them in cling film
Old 06-04-2007, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by NORTH YORKS RS SPARES
Polish the shit out of them mate then wrap them in cling film

lol

anodise the alloy parts?
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I went this route recently with my 3 door , its wipe clean now as i was not a fan of having to clena clean clean



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Use flexane
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Ditch the bling and get a baffled sump and coil overs

Or gloss / matt black / crackle, what ever you like

Bri.

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Originally Posted by Alps Pacino
My oil tank is shiny black, because i aint going to polish the fucker EVER and it looks half decent and looks like an oil seperator that seperates oil. Nothing fancy just plain and simple
Thats what i am thinking ,less is more if you get me drift .
The bloody car is for driving and not polishing all fooking day.
I would have thought the crackle finish would be a bitch to clean ,so thats a no
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Originally Posted by rabmc
I went this route recently with my 3 door , its wipe clean now as i was not a fan of having to clena clean clean



Fuck me Rab,that could be my engine bay
Old 09-04-2007, 08:08 AM
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send them to carwise and get the carbon afect done that would look mint and they are easy to clean
Old 09-04-2007, 10:50 AM
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Any pictures of those carwise tanks ?

Dave.
Old 09-04-2007, 11:26 AM
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You could always go for the "plynch" look...

Used/abused and wiped with an oily rag when the bonnets up, works for me.
Old 09-04-2007, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbo lag
Any pictures of those carwise tanks ?

Dave.
they can do anything mate have a look on there web sight dont have to be metal they can do plastic to
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