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My Horrible Manifold & Stupid Husband
OK, Ive actually owned my SVX for about 3 days now, I have spent HOURS cleaning on "him" and my "wonderful" (gritting my teeth husband) came home and decided to suprise me and polish my "aluminum" intake (hes a truck driver and he puts acid on all the aluminum stuff on his truck and then we polish it out ... well now I guess we know that its actually cast iron, (I assume) because it turned BLACK!
He finally LEFT because I was SO MAD at him, he knows this is MY PROJECT, MY CAR, and I didnt want him touching it! Can anyone HELP ME!? Audrey |
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The entire engine is aluminum so most likely it can be "buffed" out. Best of luck
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1992 SVX LSL Ex wifey has it now pending self destruction 2001 Legacy mods to come 1992 Subaru Legacy 2.2 214k Boob wheels CANT KILL IT |
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If you were to lift the manifold with your hands you would know right away it is aluminium.
If this is really important to you, and if you have the time and patience, try a high speed cotton buffer and some mag polish.
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute. |
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You mean I am this mad for nothing? Do you happen to know why it turned black? THANKS for the response, maybe I should call him and tell him!?!? I guess maybe I over reacted but I dont experiment on his peterbilt! LOL
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Did he take off the black center plastic cover?
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute. |
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Find out what kind of acid it is and make sure its completely removed.
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1992 SVX LSL Ex wifey has it now pending self destruction 2001 Legacy mods to come 1992 Subaru Legacy 2.2 214k Boob wheels CANT KILL IT |
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Its a 95 , how exactly do you make your "glow"? Im just relieved to know that its now completely messed up...And no he didnt take the black piece off and yes it looks bad too! Anyone have the black piece for sale?
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It might be miportant for us to know what kind of acid was used.
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This picture will kind of explain what I mean: http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/fil...u_S./35225.jpg
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute. |
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OK, he said it was called alumi-brite. I went out and took the black piece off and I see what you mean. Thank goodness its just the top part that turned black.
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Alumi-brite propaganda:
http://www.prod-chem.com/litsheets/4511.pdf MSDS: http://www.wesclean.com/catelog/MSDS/424809.pdf Says here not to mix it with anything but WATER. Random person on AF claiming it works wonders: http://www.automotiveforums.com/t328...um_intake.html Find out if he used a concentration or dilution. Your best bet is to drown your manifold in water and scrub scrub scrub, then buff buff polish. Metal polish just does not work unless it is really worked in and like I mentioned the bumpy surface of the mani makes that very difficult.
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute. |
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The aluminum polish I've used (Mothers, I think) comes off onto a buffing cloth as a blackish residue. I'd say this is normal on uncoated aluminum.
dcb |
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Thanks for all the tips....I am going to try to fix it tomorrow AM....Anybody have the black piece for sale?
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Just clean the piece up with some soapy water, dry and paint it with some high temperature engine paint-preferably black
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1992 SVX LSL Ex wifey has it now pending self destruction 2001 Legacy mods to come 1992 Subaru Legacy 2.2 214k Boob wheels CANT KILL IT |
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I can imagine how you feel. Try the polish and see if it will help. Let us know how it comes out.
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I will let you know...that is if I ever get out there and stop looking at your cars and locker info! Hey can I use your 12 for a screen saver? I was showing it to the guy at work (who has the only other one in town) and another man asked if that was our family portrait, if our cars got together and had kids! Seriously though, I love that pic!
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