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In an otherwise pristine engine bay, the fan in my '73S has, over time, lost its fresh appearance. With that in mind, I'm looking for your suggestions as to the ideal 'recipe' for refinishing the fan and keeping it looking great; essentially as it would have appeared from new.
Chuck (Miller), seems like I've seen shots of yours that looked really nice. All ideas are welcomed. Thanks.
Soda blast and then treat with Gibb's.
E-mail sent Ed......
Cheers,
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Originally Posted by Chuck Miller
Oh come on, Chuck. No keeping secrests from those of us on the knowledge quest, please:D
Ed,I had this one powder coated five years ago.
Not trying to be evasive JP... I wish I knew... :o
My mechanic, Richard Dick, does a process that I'm not sure what it is or how he does it... but he's done it for a few concourse cars...and he might do it for others...
PM me if you want to set something up...
Cheers
Hello,
I carefully polished mine and then clear powder coated it along with the shroud, and valve covers. Not stock, but to me attractive and it Pops!
Tom
If one is going to an original look than the less handled the better. The original modeled look with a replated fan pulley is the best. Anything done to the surface in terms of polish or sanding simply ruins a fan and housing to a point that it cannot be original ever again, not even close. Obviously personal taste but Iam not a fan of the polished, painted, manipulated, sanded fans or housings particularly on a car where original is the goal. For best results, tumbling in ceramic media is the best result for these parts hands down. The tumbling process can preserve the modeled look of the original alloy.
how can you get powder coating off of a fan to return to that original look?
Ed, when we did the fan on my T engine we first powdercoated it silver/grey for durability. Then sprayed it with Tectyl, a cosmoline type product, to try to replicate the factory finish coating that was applied, at least apparently to cars that were being shipped overseas. The bigger picture is my fan, the thumbnail is from Gallogly's very low miles, original Tangerine E which is one of several I used as "original".
Be happy to donate a spray can of the Tectyl if you decide to go that route.