How to keep polished aluminum

[John S. Lagnese]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben Swann" <benswann at verizon.net>
To: "'LL - NY'" <larrycleung at gmail.com>
Cc: <es2 at audifans.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>; <200q20v at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 11:28 AM
Subject: RE: How to keep polished aluminum


> It's OK - I did not take offense to Bretts comment.
>
> Wish I had the time and resource to do a proper powder coat, bead blast, 
> whatever, but
> this build has proved to be enourmously expensive as is - euro. Six speed 
> trans has
> proved to be a nightmare getting all the parts: linkage, axles, 
> driveshaft, mounts, etc.
> all not standard and mostly expen$ive and available only from Europe.
>
> Engine went from being stock low miles AAN to using that head with port 
> and polish and
> seriously built bottom end based on seasoned 3B block that required even 
> more machining
> to work with the AAN timing belt/waterpump  and ancilliaries - more time 
> and expense.
> RS2 turbo I had procured earlier needed a $400+ rebuild.  Dashboard is 
> torn out of the
> car to facilitate AAN harnes install.  I could go on and on,  and pan to 
> once I get all
> the documenation together upon completion.
>
> It all could look better, shinier with all poweder-coated items, but 
> sensible power and
> functional before dumping extra money and time into the shiny - it will 
> look good
> enough.
>



> Regarding the shine on the polished manifold - it looks pretty good 
> polished IMO, and I
> plan to use
It is, after all your car, so what you like is right!!!



>
> http://www.roadsters.com/gibbs/
>
> as suggested by brian larson.  Should help with wheels too.  If I had to 
> do expensive
> bead-blasting and compte refinish on the mirad of wheels and other things 
> on all my cars
> it would get rediculous - more than it already is.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Ben
>
>  _____
>
> From: LL - NY [mailto:larrycleung at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 10:58 AM
> To: brett at cloud9.net
> Cc: jesper moreau; Ben Swann; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: How to keep polished aluminum
>
>
> I was going to say that this list has ALWAYS been about providing advice 
> based upon
> useful knowledge of it's members, NOT to interject personal tastes as the 
> ONLY way
> to do things.
>
> Your post would have been much more in the spirit of this list if you 
> simply provided
> that
> bead blasting would result in this type of finish, polish would result 
> in...and
> sandpaper would
> result in yadda, yadda.
>
> Instead, you decided to publicly slam one of our long standing and well 
> liked list
> contributors.
>
> Where I work (a theraputic boarding school) such an action would be met 
> with an action,
> a sanction, if you will.
>
> I wonder what sanctions are availible for this list?
>
> LL - NY
>
>
> On 8/17/08, Brett Dikeman <quattro at frank.mercea.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> On Aug 17, 2008, at 9:19 AM, jesper moreau wrote:
>
>>>>
>>>> Is it better for me to leave the polished aluminum intake manifold
>>> without
>>>> a coating, or
>>>> clear laquer/metal flake finish for protection.
>>>>
>>>> I do not have the time to get into anodizing or special coatings
>>>> unless
>>>> one is available
>>>> off the shelf from FLAPS, etc.
>>>>
>>>> Manifold is the RS2 with PORSCHE engraving.
>>>>
>
>
> Please tell me you didn't polish the cast aluminum to be mirror-
> like...nothing looks gaudier to me. Ugh!
>
> Media-blast, people!  Back AWAY from the sandpaper...
>
>
> Brett
>
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