Zamak is an alloy
Zamak is an alloy Zamak is a non-ferrous (it contains no iron) alloy. About ninety percent of this alloy consists of zinc. In addition, a number of other components have been added to the Zamak alloy. Aluminum and copper are the…
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With the stuff to the chrome
The shiny final touch of many restorations is the chrome work. Rusty chrome usually manifests itself as a large number of brown dots in the chrome. It is not the chrome that rusts, but the steel under the (porous) chrome layer. Rust expands…
Anti blue for chrome
Chrome exhaust pipes and silencers cannot withstand very high temperatures. And the temperature of exhaust gases can be very high; a properly tuned four-stroke engine has an exhaust gas temperature of more than 600 degrees. If the fuel mixture becomes very lean, it will become much hotter... And the pipes will discolor, first to a beautiful dull gold color, then to blue.
Chrome plating yourself? Do not do it.
Chrome plating is craftsmanship and is environmentally harmful. So expensive in the Netherlands and cheap in the former Eastern Block
Heat resistant up to 900 degrees!
Foliatec is an innovative German paint manufacturer. The company makes, among other things, a lacquer film that can simply be peeled off later. Nice if you don't want to make your classic orange forever... But their heat-resistant 2K exhaust paint suits us better. The two components are in 1 spray can, mixing is done by shaking (very) vigorously. The black chrome look that is the end result works well on exhaust parts, including manifolds.