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Brass radiator expansion tank
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In reply to # 2875136 by Slick-rides
Were these brazed or soldered? Wondering if I can powder coat it. If it was brazed or hard soldered, it should be fine. Regular solder would probably melt though.
It looked hard soldered and quite solid to me when I bought a secondhand unit with Andy Jennings. I myself opted for spraying it with (slightly) heat-resistant grey Hammerite and with high gloss silver Hammerite on the strap holding the brass tank to the inner fender (see my picture)
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I already painted it with paint that is good up to 250 degrees F. Problem is I'm painting all the brackets and stuff like this gloss black and am having a hard time not getting some dust specks in it. I'm throwing in the towel and just gonna have everything powder coated.
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In reply to # 2875398 by Slick-rides
I already painted it with paint that is good up to 250 degrees F. Problem is I'm painting all the brackets and stuff like this gloss black and am having a hard time not getting some dust specks in it. I'm throwing in the towel and just gonna have everything powder coated.
If you are not doing a Concours restoration, I would not get overly concerned about some dust specs.
They are visible...to you.....now....because the tank is not installed in the car. Once it is in the car, its details will be less noticable..and it will eventually get dirty.
Food for thought.
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See my Coopers too: shiny black Hammerite
But far from perfect with just a spraycan. I love to drive, you want everthing to shine. There werd always two types of MG owners those working on the mechanics for better driving and those polishing for concours level :- D on
But far from perfect with just a spraycan. I love to drive, you want everthing to shine. There werd always two types of MG owners those working on the mechanics for better driving and those polishing for concours level :- D on
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I already painted it with paint that is good up to 250 degrees F. Problem is I'm painting all the brackets and stuff like this gloss black and am having a hard time not getting some dust specks in it. I'm throwing in the towel and just gonna have everything powder coated.
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In reply to # 2875707 by Peter-Sherman
I've seen them polished, and they look good.
Here's the one I did for the V8.
Obviously not in the stock location.
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about 1 month and 6 days later...
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In reply to # 2904114 by Slick-rides
Just incase someone comes across this topic later on...
You can not powder coat the expansion tank. The solder will melt in an oven set to 425*F.
You can not powder coat the expansion tank. The solder will melt in an oven set to 425*F.
I probably have a spare. PM me.
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