Valve cover restoration guy???

[Ken J.]

Guys;
I am in need of a GOOD Valve cover restoration guy for two mid year aluminum covers. Let me know your experiences and Resto. Guys, Please.
Thanks.
Ken Joseph

[Domenic T.]

Re: Valve cover restoration guy???

I know I will get bashed for this BUT I find NO damage if I powder blast aluminum.

Fine glass bead works great and I have compared the aluminum to other aluminum of the same and see no difference other than it is clean after powder blasting and the black corrosion is also gone.

I also tried the acid we use on aircraft aluminum (brightner) but it does not do as goos a job.

I have tried to understand the "re-skin process" and know you can't really re-skin cast aluminum, so they must be using similar process.

Tumbling or vibrating in walnut shell wouldn't remove deep corrosion as I have tried that with small castings

DOM

[Mike F.]

Re: Valve cover restoration guy???

This guy, http://www.z28camaro.com/

[Gary B.]

Re: Valve cover restoration guy???

Guys;
I am in need of a GOOD Valve cover restoration guy for two mid year aluminum covers. Let me know your experiences and Resto. Guys, Please.
Thanks.
Ken Joseph

Ken,

Fellow DB poster, John DeGregory, does a great job restoring valve covers. He did mine and I'm very pleased with the results.

Gary

[Bob J.]

Re: Valve cover restoration guy???

John DeGregory did a great job refinishing my valve covers.
Bob

[Dick W.]

Re: Valve cover restoration guy???

I know I will get bashed for this BUT I find NO damage if I powder blast aluminum.

Fine glass bead works great and I have compared the aluminum to other aluminum of the same and see no difference other than it is clean after powder blasting and the black corrosion is also gone.

I also tried the acid we use on aircraft aluminum (brightner) but it does not do as goos a job.

I have tried to understand the "re-skin process" and know you can't really re-skin cast aluminum, so they must be using similar process.

Tumbling or vibrating in walnut shell wouldn't remove deep corrosion as I have tried that with small castings

DOM

Step up and spend $30k and buy a Wheelabrator. That will do the job

[Clem Z.]

Re: Valve cover restoration guy???

Step up and spend $30k and buy a Wheelabrator. That will do the job

i remember seeing wheelabrators used to surface finish aluminum sheets that were used to make selenium rectifiers back in the 50s. they put the finish on the aluminum sheets before the selenium was deposited

[Joe R.]

Re: Valve cover restoration guy???

FI Art (John DeGregory) does fine work and takes pride in producing a great product that will grace any NCRS restoration.

JR

[Richard S.]

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John did mine 6mo ago. Great job.

[John D.]

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You guys are too kind. Thanks

[Dick W.]

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You guys are too kind. Thanks

They don't know the real FIPhart do they?

[Joe R.]

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They don't know the real FIPhart do they?

Oh yeah they do! Just showing my soft side!

JR

[Paul J.]

Re: Valve cover restoration guy???

John DeGregory did a great job refinishing my valve covers.
Bob

Same here.

[Ken J.]

Re: Valve cover restoration guy???

Guys;
Thanks for the info. I talked to John DeG and am shipping them out to him for the restoration.
Thanks Again.
Ken Joseph