Charge pipe work continues....boring, oh well.......
02-25-2008, 03:17 PM
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Charge pipe work continues....boring, oh well.......
Decided to bead blast my charge pipe to get rid of all the machine marks and to give it that typical TT brushed look.
<img src="http://images29.fotki.com/v1034/photos/6/645139/5891365/chargepipeplasted001-vi.jpg">
<img src="http://images31.fotki.com/v1093/photos/6/645139/5891365/chargepipeplasted003-vi.jpg">
Added a little polish to give it a little shine:
<img src="http://images29.fotki.com/v1151/photos/6/645139/5891365/chargepipeplasted006-vi.jpg">
<img src="http://images31.fotki.com/v1094/photos/6/645139/5891365/chargepipeplasted009-vi.jpg">
Now my question is, I know this is stainless, but is this going to rust at the welds and joints? Or should it hold up with the polish applied? Or did I just remove all the protection and it will turn rust brown after the first wet day? Not sure what type or grade of stainless this is.
<img src="http://images29.fotki.com/v1034/photos/6/645139/5891365/chargepipeplasted001-vi.jpg">
<img src="http://images31.fotki.com/v1093/photos/6/645139/5891365/chargepipeplasted003-vi.jpg">
Added a little polish to give it a little shine:
<img src="http://images29.fotki.com/v1151/photos/6/645139/5891365/chargepipeplasted006-vi.jpg">
<img src="http://images31.fotki.com/v1094/photos/6/645139/5891365/chargepipeplasted009-vi.jpg">
Now my question is, I know this is stainless, but is this going to rust at the welds and joints? Or should it hold up with the polish applied? Or did I just remove all the protection and it will turn rust brown after the first wet day? Not sure what type or grade of stainless this is.
02-25-2008, 03:38 PM
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Yes you do, but hopefully it was worth it. This is actually a spare one.....
once it's complete I'll replace my original. Then pass it on to the next TTer, already claimed.
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It looks super to me. I would just re-install it and........
enjoy it. I think it will hold up just fine, including the welds. I wouldn't worry about it.
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02-25-2008, 03:50 PM
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No I am not. Stainless is stainless and I've seen ........
stainless pipes used in jet engine test stands (read cheap stainless) which have been exposed to the Florida elements (read wet & salty) and looked good year after year. The welds did deteriorate after some time but they cleaned up pretty well.
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