I picked up my front suspension parts and brake calipers (and a few
other odds and ends) from the platers today and am generally very
pleased. One piece will need to be re-done, but thats it. But
before I put all my front suspension back together, I have a
question or two about the red poly bushings.
Is there a suitable substitute for the silicon grease that
comes with the red ploy bushings?
What parts of the bushings should be ‘‘greased’’? I.e., all
surfaces, the other parts, the inner parts?
In reply to a message from Cy sent Sat 25 Oct 2003:
Hi Cy,When I got my cad plated suspension parts back from the
platers they looked almost chrome I was very happy and installed
the suspension then went to work on something else,soon they
started to tarnish and get dark spots all over the place and I
hadn’t driven the car an inch,very depressing.I should had washed
them in hot soapy water and given them a good rinse due to residual
acids left on them.I had to paint them with a homebrew mix of clear
urethane and silver(metallic clear)to regain the fresh cad
look.F.Y.I.,Eric 67 ots–
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I picked up my front suspension parts and brake calipers (and a few
other odds and ends) from the platers today and am generally very
pleased. One piece will need to be re-done, but thats it. But
before I put all my front suspension back together, I have a
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ragtopper
Akron Ohio, United States
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In reply to a message from ragtopper sent Sat 25 Oct 2003:
Yes, I do plan to clean them and seal them. The question is, what
is the best thing to seal them with? I recall someone here
mentioning 470? (or some such number). Can someone refresh my
memory on this and what it does?
Anyone tried Zoopseal? Looks pretty cool and I was thinking of trying it on
some aluminum wheels I’m polishing. Might also be nice for cam covers, etc.
Don’t know if it would do the job on plated suspension parts though.
Cy wrote:
Yes, I do plan to clean them and seal them. The question is, what
is the best thing to seal them with? I recall someone here
mentioning 470? (or some such number). Can someone refresh my
memory on this and what it does?
Actually, on the website it says it works on aluminum, brass, stainless
steel, and chrome. If you are really looking for a sealer, perhaps it might
be worth a phone call to discuss applications with a tech (as opposed to an
order-taker).On the other hand, if you are looking for a clear coat (paint) of some sort, then I’m sure there are many other options. Jim Cy wrote:
Never heard of it. But it seems to be just for al-lu-min-i-um,
which my front suspension parts are not.
In reply to a message from Cy sent Sat 25 Oct 2003:
Plated suspension parts.
I had all my front suspension parts chromed but left unpolished
about 5 years ago. They are still as good as the day I refitted
them.
David Tinker–
The original message included these comments:
Yes, I do plan to clean them and seal them. The question is, what