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Lawson Cox · 04-29-2022, 09:33 PM

What do you guys use to prevent/slow down aluminum oxidation after bead blasting parts/pieces? I want to keep nice aluminum appearance as long as possible. Heads on display engine for example. Thanks, Lawson.

petehoovie · 04-29-2022, 10:00 PM

Here's an interesting thread > https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...uminum+coating

CA Victoria · 04-29-2022, 11:35 PM

Lawson, I do not remember the brand but used a high heat or engine enamel clear over the intake i media blasted. It did not hold up to fuel but if only for a display it will give you years of a more natural color and apearence.
I will dig thur my “spray paint dept” and see if I can find the brand.

Lawson Cox · 04-30-2022, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CA Victoria

Lawson, I do not remember the brand but used a high heat or engine enamel clear over the intake i media blasted. It did not hold up to fuel but if only for a display it will give you years of a more natural color and apearence.
I will dig thur my “spray paint dept” and see if I can find the brand.

Thanks.

mike in tucson · 05-01-2022, 11:52 AM

OK, I have experimented with using silver antisieze on aluminum heads. Use a rag to wipe a thin coat on the aluminum.... keeps them clean looking for quite a while. Try it
on a piece of scrap if you want. Wear disposable gloves since antiseize makes a mess on your hands.

rotorwrench · 05-01-2022, 12:18 PM

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Boeshield T9 is very good for bare metal materials of any kind and has a higher longevity than most temporary spray on coatings. The stuff was developed by Boeing. I've seen nothing else that compares.

04-29-2022, 09:33 PM	#1
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Aluminum oxidation reduction What do you guys use to prevent/slow down aluminum oxidation after bead blasting parts/pieces? I want to keep nice aluminum appearance as long as possible. Heads on display engine for example. Thanks, Lawson. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

04-29-2022, 10:00 PM	#2
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,297	Re: Aluminum oxidation reduction Here's an interesting thread > https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...uminum+coating __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

04-29-2022, 11:35 PM	#3
CA Victoria Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,115	Re: Aluminum oxidation reduction Lawson, I do not remember the brand but used a high heat or engine enamel clear over the intake i media blasted. It did not hold up to fuel but if only for a display it will give you years of a more natural color and apearence. I will dig thur my “spray paint dept” and see if I can find the brand. __________________ Tim Downtown, Ca

05-01-2022, 11:52 AM	#5
mike in tucson Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 177	Re: Aluminum oxidation reduction OK, I have experimented with using silver antisieze on aluminum heads. Use a rag to wipe a thin coat on the aluminum.... keeps them clean looking for quite a while. Try it on a piece of scrap if you want. Wear disposable gloves since antiseize makes a mess on your hands.

05-01-2022, 12:18 PM	#6
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,466	Re: Aluminum oxidation reduction Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Boeshield T9 is very good for bare metal materials of any kind and has a higher longevity than most temporary spray on coatings. The stuff was developed by Boeing. I've seen nothing else that compares.