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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 02:15 PM
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polishing aluminized steel

I decided to give it try and turned out better than I thought
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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 10:16 PM
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Re: polishing aluminized steel

I wonder if that would speed up the rusting process by doing that?
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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 10:57 PM
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Re: polishing aluminized steel

I am pretty sure it would, I was just curious if I could get it to shine, may be you could spray it with some vht clear coat. iwill try it and see how long it lasts.
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Old Mar 24, 2015 | 08:59 AM
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Re: polishing aluminized steel

Wow that worked 100% better than expected. Drop it in a salt bath and see how it lasts
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Old Mar 25, 2015 | 06:46 AM
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Re: polishing aluminized steel

I had polished some of my exhaust piping on my old z28, it held pretty decent, just upkeep was kinda a pita


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