[NoVa-Corvairs] 60 oil cooler and seals

[Richard Widman]

You said is was sandblasted. Hopefully it was really soda or bead blasted. If it was sand it will need sanding with fairly coarse paper, maybe 320 or so to get rid of the indentations. I'd try a spot with 500 or so first and if it takes out the rough surface, great. If it leaves the sand marks, drop down to a coarser paper.

If it was bead or soda blasted, you might be able to go straight to 600 with the exceptions of scratched areas that you would be forever taking out the scratch.

What you want to avoid is wasting too much time polishing scratches or imperfections when you should drop back and sand those areas. Also, avoid putting scratches on where they weren't (been there) like sanding with 80 or 150 grit and then having to sand out those deep marks.
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On Dec 12, 2012, at 3:30 PM, Justin Paul wrote:

Richard, any pointers on bring the 60 grille piece back to life?

J. Smalley


On Dec 12, 2012, at 9:43 AM, Richard Widman <rwidman at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've got a lousy internet connection from an airport right now, but look up polishing or buffing wheel or compound in amazon.com. that is where I order.
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> On Dec 12, 2012, at 10:14 AM, Justin Paul wrote:
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> Yep! Thanks Richard. I hit Jeff up. What's the technical name of the piece I need from advance or autozone for the drill to polish?
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> J. Smalley
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> On Dec 12, 2012, at 9:11 AM, Richard Widman <rwidman at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> yes, you can do it with a buffing wheel on the drill. either clamp the piece or the drill (I've done both).
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>> As far as belt trim, if you can make it up to Gettysburg, Jeff should still have some at the Corvair Ranch. that is where I got my replacements. Then just sand and polish.
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>> On Dec 12, 2012, at 9:37 AM, Justin Paul wrote:
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>> Richard, I am assuming the back grille piece is aluminum. I had the anodized coating sandblasted of along with the black paint someone painted it. I don't have a polishing wheel and etc. what would you suggest? A drill with a polishing wheel attached and grit papers your recommended on your headlight bezels?!
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>> J. Smalley
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>> On Dec 12, 2012, at 5:59 AM, Richard Widman <rwidman at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> You are welcome. It still gets downloaded about 2500 times a month, second only to the transmission oil paper which is 4000 a month.
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>>> On Dec 12, 2012, at 6:44 AM, Ron wrote:
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>>> Hi Richard.  Thanks for the posting this again.
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>>> Ron
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>>> Sent from my iPad
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>>> On Dec 12, 2012, at 5:32 AM, Richard Widman <rwidman at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> they can be polished up nicely. details on my site. Lately instead of clear coating afterwards, I just pass Meguiars mag&aluminum over them when I'm polishing the rest of the car.
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>>>> On Dec 11, 2012, at 11:53 PM, Bryan Blackwell wrote:
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>>>> Be sure to tell them it's aluminum.  The originals were polished then clear anodized.
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>>>> --Bryan
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>>>> On Dec 11, 2012, at 6:59 PM, Justin Paul wrote:
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>>>>> Any idea on price for the back grille?
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