Date:         Sat, 12 Mar 2005 07:20:12 -0800
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
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From:         Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Brushed-metal finish on aluminum stock (NVC)
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I'm pretty sure it's still around in Canada. On a similar topic, what is recommended
for coating a tranmission casing? I'm getting a new one soon, and would like to
protect it from salt, etc. My original 4 speed is very corroded and ugly looking - once
the aluminum gets rough, it seems nearly impossible to clean.

On 12 Mar 2005 at 2:26, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote:

> Varathane was a type of polyurethane. Unfortunately I've heard it has
> been discontinued.
>
>
> On Mar 12, 2005, at 1:18 AM, Damon Campbell wrote:
>
> > I stripped a set of aluminum bicycle cranks (went from
> > a blah grey paint to the natural aluminum finish).  To
> > keep them from oxidizing, i just used a can of
> > Varathane,
>

Shawn Wright
http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
'85 Jetta TD (retired)
'85 Jetta D
'88 Westy 2.1L
'82 Diesel Westy