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I'm sure I am not the only one who has cleaned a few pounds of grease off their transmission. Have new flywheel etc., just wondering if anyone has a relatively easy way to make the transmission look presentable, it doesn't have to gleam like it has been chromed but nicer than the dullness I have now would be good!
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You haven't seen me if anybody asks... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 4,738 Joined: 14-June 03 From: USA Member No.: 819 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() |
Magnesium does corrode and pit and doesn't do well with salt.
But, magnesium can be protected with a coating of zinc. Zinc chromate is on my tranny.... It's a paint used a lot by the aircraft industries on aluminum parts as a protectorant and as an anti-corrosion coating. Some versions can be fairly hard. It's usually a funky green or a bright yellow and can add a little bling to the underside of your car. Or add a little silver paint to hide the protective coating I really have to wonder why people want to have shiny trannys... Darned things can't bee seen from the top of the car, and usually involve lifting the car to see. Wanting bling is a lot less important to me than keeping the 30+ year old parts protected from corrosion. It just makes me wonder if there are really people with shiney transmissions and mirrors on their shoes... I can envision one now using their mirrored shoes to look up under the car to admire their shiney transmissions..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Me, I got a better use for mirrors on shoes... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) KennyWonderingwhohasmirrorsontheirshoes |
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Magnesium does corrode and pit and doesn't do well with salt. But, magnesium can be protected with a coating of zinc. Zinc chromate is on my tranny.... It's a paint used a lot by the aircraft industries on aluminum parts as a protectorant and as an anti-corrosion coating. Some versions can be fairly hard. It's usually a funky green or a bright yellow and can add a little bling to the underside of your car. Or add a little silver paint to hide the protective coating I really have to wonder why people want to have shiny trannys... Darned things can't bee seen from the top of the car, and usually involve lifting the car to see. Wanting bling is a lot less important to me than keeping the 30+ year old parts protected from corrosion. It just makes me wonder if there are really people with shiney transmissions and mirrors on their shoes... I can envision one now using their mirrored shoes to look up under the car to admire their shiney transmissions..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Me, I got a better use for mirrors on shoes... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) KennyWonderingwhohasmirrorsontheirshoes My desire is to have the transmission easier to clean and thus keep the gear oil cooler. It gets hot enough under there, it needs not help getting hot. Every tranny I have removed or worked on has loads of grease and dirt on it. ALSO lots of baked one grease...it takes alot of heat to bake grease one a tranny. So, I would like to put a finish on that I can literally hose off..Im not nuts...and I am lazy... I am happy to do this once so I can hose the tranny off once or twice a year and that is all I have to do...I DO NOT want to get under there with a brush....just a hose and maybe some simple green or other stuff. With all the corrosion that will never happen. It needs a smooth finish..not as smooth as a top end paint job, but alot smoother than corroded mag... I had mag wheels on a motorcycle once...did the clean up BS for one season...took them off and painted them the color of the bike....simple hose and sponge was all it took from that moment forward. Rich |
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