What do you do about the tranny?

[hls30.com]

In getting the car ready to go back together-not that I am close to that point, I have come upon yet another quandry. What do you do to ready the trany-not rebuilding, but ceaning and coating.

If Aluminum is cleaned with Marine Clean, it looks great for a week or so, and then starts to develop oxidation because there is nothing coating the surface to protect it. What are you guys doing-if anything? Oiling, waxing, clear coat, plating, dare I say it, buffing it out?

Will

[Zrush]

Hi Will

Scott painted and clear-coated his tranny. Makes for easy cleaning after running in puddles. Mung just wipes right off and it looks as good as new all the time.

Vicky

[LanceM]

mung? is that a Florida thing??

[hls30.com]

oops!

Will

[Ed]

I cleaned, degreased and then used metal ready on mine. Then instead of using POR I used a Rust-Oleum metal finish "chrome or silver" spray paint. I won't know how it will hold up, but for now it looks real good. Touch up's won't be too difficult either.

[hls30.com]

Ed,

That looks mighty good!

Will

[Bambikiller240]

Will, are you building a trailer queen or a car to be driven?

In my daily driver, I painted with Rustoleum (forget the name, some silver lookin color) I thought about a clear coat after that, but in the end didn't follow through.

[panchovisa]

Will, I went after casting parting lines with a 4" grinder/sanding pads. Then I went over the whole thing with a mounted Scotch-Brite paint stripping pad (various grits). Then masked off certain areas and got the thing bead blasted. Finished up with multiple coats of clear.

[hls30.com]

Carl,

I am building a car to drive daily, and to easily keep clean!

Thanks Panchvisa!

Will

[Bambikiller240]

I'mm just asking.....................aren't those ridges in the trans case meant to provide structural rigidity or strength?

Do you plan on crawling under the car on a frequent basis to clean things like the trans case and steering rack, diff, etc?

[hls30.com]

I am hoping to paint them up good and coat them with a teflon based wax so that hosing them off will keep them clean.

Will

[LanceM]

I must be an abusive car owner, I would never think or care if the transmission case was dirty on a DD, I would expect it to be dirty, as a matter of fact the new 5 speed I stuck in had a dirty case, oh the shame !!!