Yep, that's me. Just call me Dusty. I think the only part of me that weren't black with dust after today's round of sanding & polishing I'd better not mention in public. hehe
Welp, after a day of sitting on the bench, I went over the whole case with the white compound one more time, washed the thing inside and out with warm soapy water, blew it dry with my compressor (Yes, I have an oil/water separator on it) and put a couple good coats of wax on it until I decide what to do to seal it up. I figure it'd take me about 5 mins to wipe the cases down with laquer thinner to remove the wax if/when I decide to do something else.
Can't find VHT Clear *ANYWHERE* locally, but the local Napa stores (Which for some odd reason are closed Sundays) do carry VHT products so I'll be on the phone in the morning. Still don't know if I'm gonna go this way, but the only info I can seem to get regarding "real world" experience with this stuff in the forums is from the Caswell folks themselves. Kinda odd that with all the activity here I can't seem to find an answer.
For giggles, I ran across the street to my neighbor's house (He's an aerospace engineer who works with NASA on various projects including the shuttle) and he did confirm that, on occasion, NASA has used VHT Flameproof coatings on the shuttle with good results. Not sure I'm going to clear coat the polished stuff, but I'm definitely gonna clear coat the cylinders and head once I get 'em painted. Now to decide if I wanna paint 'em silver like bare aluminum, or red to match the frame and suspension components. Decisions, decisions...
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