Thread: painted the TDC FWI.....

only painted it so it wouldnt rust but its already getting scrathed...if anybody on here does polishing how much would you charge to polish this intake and strip the paint?

In what posting or thread is the original picture before you painted it?
I was looking at it but couldn't figure out what it's made of but then you said you painted it so it wouldn't rust.
Now I'm almost positive that it is made out of EMT and not aluminum. I suspected that it was EMT by the seam that ran the length of the tube.
It won't rust and I don't know if you can get it to polish either.

i was told it was aluminized steel

Aluminized steel? What is that??

Originally Posted by dstout

Aluminized steel? What is that??

aluminized steel from what i understand is steel that is aluminum coated. it's used in alot of exhaust piping

Aluminized steel is steel that has been hot-dip coated both sides with aluminum-silicon alloy. This process assures a tight metallurgical bond between the steel sheet and its aluminum coating, producing a material with a unique combination of properties possessed neither by steel nor by aluminum alone. Aluminized steel shows a better behavior against corrosion and keeps the properties of the base material steel for temperature lower than 800 °C. For example, it is commonly used for heat exchangers in residential furnaces, mufflers, ovens, ranges, water heaters, fireplaces, bar-b-que burners, and baking pans.

Originally Posted by 2000GTP

Aluminized steel is steel that has been hot-dip coated both sides with aluminum-silicon alloy. This process assures a tight metallurgical bond between the steel sheet and its aluminum coating, producing a material with a unique combination of properties possessed neither by steel nor by aluminum alone. Aluminized steel shows a better behavior against corrosion and keeps the properties of the base material steel for temperature lower than 800 °C. For example, it is commonly used for heat exchangers in residential furnaces, mufflers, ovens, ranges, water heaters, fireplaces, bar-b-que burners, and baking pans.

That looks like it came from wikipedia, I did look it up later.
I guess but that long seam that runs under the temp sensor made it look like EMT to me but I looked at the pic again and it does aluminum-ish

Have you thought about using bed liner coating tha comes in atha rattle can..i'm give that a try when i build my intake..