I read up on Zoopseal and Glisten PC last night. the Zoop stuff looks interesting, but with a 2-3 year "life" it's kinda short lived. I've already dropped close to $2k on this rebuild and my budget is just about exhausted so the $130 for Zoop is a big negative right now.
I've got polished aluminum wheels on both my trucks and even the 10 year old set still is nice and shiny. All I do is give 'em a coat of wax a few times of year after a good scrubbing.
I still wish someone would come up with a definitive answer on VHT clear on how well it protects, how long it lasts etc. One big negative I see with this is if the "paint" ever starts to deteriorate, I'd have to strip the thing and start over. Maybe this stuff would be good to seal the cylinders and head since I think I'm going to keep them bare like in the pics. Does anyone know if it'll hold up to the heat? I used brake caliper paint on 'em the last time I rebuilt this engine and it held up great for almost 5 years. Wonder if I can find this stuff in clear.
Thanks for the compliment on the pics. My neighbor came by this morning, saw the engine on my bench and said "Wow! That's awesome" so I guess I'm being a bit too self-critical..
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to the garage to make more black dust..
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