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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 12:14 PM
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Not really sure if I like the different texture, I was initally going to polish it so it had a shiny finish but decided on somewhat of a brushed finish...
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 12:20 PM
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not feeling the love on it. polished would have been nice.
its not bad, but not Phil standards.
when will you be running??
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 12:44 PM
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Bead Blast it....
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 12:45 PM
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I think polished would look much better. Kind of a dull finish on that. Did you get the vacuum system done?
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 01:12 PM
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Who did your anondizing?
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 04:01 PM
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Eastern Plating in Baltimore, I am probably going to make a new tank and polish it before we anodize it. I've seen their work when the aluminum is polished before its anodized and its an amazing difference. It will work for now...
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 06:59 PM
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Baltimore eh? That's damn close. What's their number? I can't find them on Google.
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 07:09 PM
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not feeling the love on it. polished would have been nice.
its not bad, but not Phil standards.
when will you be running??
I agree it's not the prettiest.
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Originally Posted by Phil99vette
Not really sure if I like the different texture, I was initally going to polish it so it had a shiny finish but decided on somewhat of a brushed finish...
Did you do all that swirl stuff before or after the anodizing. Phil if it was before FIRE the anodizer. Not your best work you usually are more maticulus. Anyway find an anodizer that will work with you on that tank. You should be able to strip it and reanodize it.
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 10:28 PM
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I picked up more aluminum to make yet again another fuel tank. Its easy and takes abou 30 minutes to do the whole process. This time I am going to polish it.
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 10:51 PM
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Phil, where are you mounting it? What you going to do with your old one once you make a new one?
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Originally Posted by Phil99vette
I picked up more aluminum to make yet again another fuel tank. Its easy and takes abou 30 minutes to do the whole process. This time I am going to polish it.
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 01:53 PM
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Robert,
Who knows, we have a couple of projects so it may end up in one of those cars. The fuel cell actually looks pretty interesting in person but polished would be better.
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Originally Posted by Phil99vette
I picked up more aluminum to make yet again another fuel tank. Its easy and takes abou 30 minutes to do the whole process. This time I am going to polish it.
Well hell make me one while you're at it.

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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 08:51 PM
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You definitely want to bead blast it, polish out the whole tank and then anodize it. You will be amazed at how awesome it will look if you do that process. Something like a smoke charcoal anodized over polish would look real good !
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