[Rovernet] Aluminium bonnet and NADA air scoops repaint

LANCE LA CERTE PSY D lacpsyd6 at msn.com
Thu Jun 30 17:08:19 EDT 2016


I agree with Vern and Peter----actually with the extra work involved in prepping aluminium, nowadays $1,350 is a pretty good deal.  

Lance La Certe, Psy.D.
Well, Art is Art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water. And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now you tell me what you know.




> To: rovernet at rovernet.org
> Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2016 12:05:29 -0700
> Subject: [Rovernet] Aluminium bonnet and NADA air scoops repaint
> From: rovernet at rovernet.org
> CC: geffandjulie at comcast.net
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> Thanks again, and advice please:  Just to paint the bonnet and scoops, which
> have been completely stripped, I received an estimate of about $1350.  Is
> this typical?  If I take it to a cheaper shop, is there any special
> preparation for aluminium parts?  
> 
> AvMedSafe
> Geoffrey W. McCarthy MD MBA DipAvMed
> 677 NW Melinda Ave Portland OR USA 97210
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geff McCarthy [mailto:geffandjulie at comcast.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 10:25 AM
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> THANKS to all who verified my scoops are aluminum.  Bonnet in for
> re-painting!
> 
> AvMedSafe
> Geoffrey W. McCarthy MD MBA DipAvMed
> 677 NW Melinda Ave Portland OR USA 97210
> 503-241-8468(h) 503-799-3809 (mobile)
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> From: Rovernet [mailto:rovernet-bounces at rovernet.org] On Behalf Of Dirk
> Burrowes via Rovernet
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> Hello All,
> 
> The hood scoops are cast aluminum.
> 
> Best
> Dirk 
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>    1. NADA hood air scoops  pot metal or aluminum (Geff McCarthy)
>    2. P6B NADA bonnet scoop aluminum? (Geff McCarthy)
>    3. Re: P6B NADA bonnet scoop aluminum? (Vern Klukas)
>    4. Re: P6B NADA bonnet scoop aluminum? (Kent Kinard)
>    5. Re: P6B NADA bonnet scoop aluminum? (Vern Klukas)
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> Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 11:17:00 -0700
> From: "Geff McCarthy" <geffandjulie at comcast.net>
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> Subject: [Rovernet] NADA hood air scoops  pot metal or aluminum
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> The shop that is dipping the aluminium bonnet thinks they are pot metal.
> Each says BriAl on it.
> 
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> AvMedSafe
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> Geoffrey W. McCarthy MD MBA DipAvMed
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> Subject: [Rovernet] P6B NADA bonnet scoop aluminum?
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> I have sent the bonnet and scoops for paint removal in a tank.  The owner
> thought the scoops are pot metal.  They say "BrmAl" I think.  Which material
> are they?  Thanks!
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> AvMedSafe
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> Geoffrey W. McCarthy MD MBA DipAvMed
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> Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 17:03:57 -0700
> From: Vern Klukas <vern at inkspotco.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Rovernet] P6B NADA bonnet scoop aluminum?
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> No idea, but to be safe I?d remove them and strip by hand. I?d suspect they
> would be aluminum, but really have no idea.
> 
> Yours
> Vern
> 
> > On Jun 14, 2016, at 4:29 PM, Geff McCarthy via Rovernet
> <rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
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> > I have sent the bonnet and scoops for paint removal in a tank.  The 
> > owner thought the scoops are pot metal.  They say "BrmAl" I think.
> > Which material are they?  Thanks!
> > 
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> > AvMedSafe
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> > Geoffrey W. McCarthy MD MBA DipAvMed
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> > 677 NW Melinda Ave Portland OR USA 97210
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>    inkspotco.com ? 250 864 5619 ? in at inkspotco.com
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> From: Kent Kinard <kkinard at att.net>
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> Subject: Re: [Rovernet] P6B NADA bonnet scoop aluminum?
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> Hi Geff,
> "BrmAl" stands for Birmingham Aluminum, same folks who cast the engine
> blocks and heads.  I would suspect that means the scoops are aluminum, but I
> have a spare scoop if someone will tell me what to test it with.
> Roverly,
> Kent K.
> 
> Geff McCarthy via Rovernet wrote:
> > I have sent the bonnet and scoops for paint removal in a tank.  The 
> > owner thought the scoops are pot metal.  They say "BrmAl" I think.
> > Which material are they?  Thanks!
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> Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 22:35:40 -0700
> From: Vern Klukas <vern at inkspotco.com>
> To: Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rovernet] P6B NADA bonnet scoop aluminum?
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> Clean a spot on the inside to bare metal. Put a few drops of muriatic acid
> on it. Wait about 10 seconds and wipe it off with a wet cloth. If it?s
> aluminum is should be bright & shiny, if it?s zinc based it should be darkly
> stained.
> 
> Then give it a good rinse in water.
> 
> Yours
> Vern
> 
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> > On Jun 14, 2016, at 8:18 PM, Kent Kinard via Rovernet
> <rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
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> > Hi Geff,
> > "BrmAl" stands for Birmingham Aluminum, same folks who cast the engine
> blocks and heads.  I would suspect that means the scoops are aluminum, but I
> have a spare scoop if someone will tell me what to test it with.
> > Roverly,
> > Kent K.
> > 
> > Geff McCarthy via Rovernet wrote:
> >> I have sent the bonnet and scoops for paint removal in a tank.  The 
> >> owner thought the scoops are pot metal.  They say "BrmAl" I think.
> >> Which material are they?  Thanks!
> >> 
> >>  
> >> AvMedSafe
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> >> Geoffrey W. McCarthy MD MBA DipAvMed
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> >> 677 NW Melinda Ave Portland OR USA 97210
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> >> 503-241-8468(h) 503-799-3809 (mobile)
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