Dick Aliminized steel is a type 1 aluminum-silicon alloy coated steel. Cold rollled steel is hot-dipped both sides with aluminun-silicon alloy by the continuous strip method. This process assures tight metallurgical bond between the steel and the aluminum coating. see www.precisionsteel.com/product.cfm?subsection Uses include wide variety of applications including mufflers and exhaust pipes. Gene '65 Crown convert '41 DeSoto Club Coupe '64 Chev C10 Fleetside ----- Original Message ----- From: Dick Benjamin Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 3:47 PM To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: IML: Rustproofing on boxcars (Was: '67 or '68 promo model)? As some of you know, I am in the process of a complete redo of the paint on
my 35,000 Mi 67 Crown 4 DRHT. Since I am changing colors (OH! The Horror!)
from White to Regal Blue, I have had to strip the complete car to a bare
rolling shell, so that I can get at all the interior sheetmetal etc. I
find that just about every metal surface, no matter how hidden by
upholstery, parts etc. is painted or at least has overspray of the final
finish color. I did find one exception, and that is the underside of the
rear package shelf - that is completely bare metal. My car has never been
out of Southern CA, so it has no rust anywhere, even on this bare metal.
Inspecting it carefully, I think it might have an aluminized coating on it,
as it is just a little too pristine for bare metal, even out here in the
desert. Any suggestions as to how I can determine if this is indeed the
case? I'm sure the coating is very thin, so the magnet won't be any help,
and I don't want to scrape it. What do they mean by "Aluminized", anyway?
Anybody know?
Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: <ViaJoaquin@xxxxxxx>
The
> reference "Aluminized, Rust Proofed Unibody" leads me to wonder exactly
where
> that was done. While my car is relatively rust free since it has lived in
a
> very dry climate, in getting intimately familiar with all it's nooks and
> crannies I have yet to find any evidence of that or even an attempt to
paint
> anywhere but the surfaces that are visible, something that really
> disappointed me.
>
> Roy
> 67 Crown FDHT
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