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Alfisti said:
:welcome



Good to have you on board, Mr Chemist. I was wondering when someone from Mothers would join the fray. (And a Pom, at that!)



A question, if its not too personal. :o



You're located in good ol' Blighty - how is it you work for a company in California? ;)



(BTW, your boys have done well in the West Indies!)
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Aack - how soon people forget me when a new, pretty face, shows up.
 
If you need some test vehicles for pre-production testing, you have come to the right place.
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Thanks for the offer...if I'm ever in VA with a bottle of wax...watch out!...Or...hey... come on out to the left coast...
 
Mr Chemist



I forgot to say I think you are very lucky to have Forrest as a partner.



You can do all the tech stuff and if there is something very very heavy to be lifted Forrest can do it.



kbshadow
 
Mr. Chemist- Welcome to Autopia! Always nice to have more members with a good, objective knowledge base. And you folks from Mother's are always class acts :xyxthumbs
 
Welcome Mr Chemist.....................Since you have loads of time on your hands can you make us up a special carnuba wax that will shine the hell out of our cars? We will call it the AUTOPIA BLEND ?????????????????? What do you think? Something better then SOUVERN !!!!!! then you will be the A BIG HIT on the board Lets start mixing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Mosca said:
Welcome!



OK, now, down to work.



Layering of waxes? Sealants?



What about silicone?



Does paint breathe? Can its oils be added back in by using glazes?





LOL, J/K! Who cares; if it shines and lasts, it works! (Of course, some people care.)





Tom
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What happens when oil is present in a crosslinking, synthetic polymer resin sealant?
 
I'm not quite sure I understand the question.... but, oils can successfully be formulated into a synthetic formulation...the results you achieve will be based upon the choice of resin and oil...these are very large chemical categories....there are natural oils, synthetic oils...it's an almost endless supply of different chemicals to evaluate and choose from.
 
forrest said:
Aack - how soon people forget me when a new, pretty face, shows up.
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Sorry Forrest!:( Too much Cabernet kills them brain cells. :nono



And I rely on your posts on the Mothers forum, too. Doh!!:wall



I guess that's why Craig didn't get my cricket comment....HE'S NOT A POM!!



And as far as a prettier face goes....from the movie "The Big Sleep":



GIRL to BOGART: "Is he as cute as you?"

BOGART: "No one is!" :xyxthumbs
 
:welcome



~ One man’s opinion / observations ~



:welcome to Autopia Mr Chemist as you’ve probably realized by now this is much more than a ‘what’s the best wax’ type of forum.



I hope you will enjoy your time here as much as the rest of us do.





~Hope this helps ~



Knowledge unshared is experience wasted

justadumbarchitect / so I question everything/ Jon
 
Mr. Chemist welcome!



I would like to ask a couple of questions about engine compartments.



I'm working on a project Mustang (2001) that is Mineral Gray in color. I want to make my engine compartment the "show piece" of my project. I've had the engine compartment painted to match the external color and I'm thinking that I should just wax it with carnauba to make cleanup easier. I don't drive my car that much it's pretty much a Sunday\nice day\ car show car.



I've also invested heavily in powder coating components of my engine and engine compartment. Since the powder coating is sprayed with a clear coat can I use anything to detail those components? Here is an example of a fuel rail I had done.



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My supercharger has been polished and I want to clean it up even more. There are little imperfections in the casting that really bother me. Can those imperfections be hidden or made less noticeable with any type of polish? Also, if I do polish it would the polish be affected by the heat created when the motor is run?



I've attached a picture of the supercharger and you might be able to see the imperfections on the drive snout.



I really want to see if I can achieve a mirror like finish.



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TIA.
 
I would go ahead and wax any and all parts that are not going to be subjected to excessive heat...such as the block and manifolds. For the aluminum...try Mothers Billet Polish...work it in straight lines....should do the trick for you.
 
Well...we do make a product called Back to Black...but here's the real answer.

Before you polish or wax, apply a liberal amount of vinyl dressing on the rubber trim...dont even wipe it off.



This way, should you spill any wax or polish on the trim, it will wipe right off without leaving a stain.
 
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