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Posted on 10 years ago
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But doesn't the polishing take a super long time? And isn't it labor intensive? I've never done it so I might be totally wrong, but I thought I read that polishing the aluminum takes a whole lot of work.
If you do it by hand! Plating shops use industrial polishing machines. The guy who did my shell probably spent ten minutes getting it to where it is. By hand? ...it's murder!
John
Posted on 10 years ago
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I can vouch for the tediousness of the hand polishing. Made my fingers cramp up too. I think it'd only be worth trying on my own if I owned a buffing wheel.
John, I have read that the process of plating aluminum had improved with today's technology. I don't pretend to be a metal expert but the claim is that the Supras being made today will not suffer from the same flaking chrome as their ancestors.
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Posted on 10 years ago
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Supras being made today will not suffer from the same flaking chrome as their ancestors.
Check back with me on that in 10 to 20 years. Ludalloy as it was made in the past cannot hold triple plating well at all. 'Some few' supras have stayed in nice condition over the years, but the vast majority of the old ones all suffer from bad acne and flaking today.
Proof is in the pudding. Show me a number of modern supras in pristine condition in 10 years and we'll talk then. :D
John
Posted on 10 years ago
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