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Jul 18, 2003 | 12:02 PM

critter

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Is an aluminum hood worth the 40 bucks and the trouble to repaint? The hood I have now will need some work anyway. Sure does feel light!

Jul 18, 2003 | 12:04 PM

FCmaniac

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hell yeah... $40 is a good deal if its dent/rust free. I think the weight savings is 25-30 lbs.

Jul 18, 2003 | 12:06 PM

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...rust free.

Jul 18, 2003 | 12:13 PM

FCmaniac

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Jul 18, 2003 | 12:15 PM

Nemesis

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Originally Posted by FCmaniac' date='Jul 18 2003, 11:13 AM

[quote name='Cosmo Donk' date='Jul 18 2003, 01:06 PM']

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aluminum doesn't rust

Jul 18, 2003 | 12:19 PM

FCmaniac

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Originally Posted by Nemesis' date='Jul 18 2003, 01:15 PM

[quote name='FCmaniac' date='Jul 18 2003, 11:13 AM'] [quote name='Cosmo Donk' date='Jul 18 2003, 01:06 PM']

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aluminum doesn't rust [/quote]

since when??

Jul 18, 2003 | 12:25 PM

banzaitoyota

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It will sure as hell corrode though!!!

Jul 18, 2003 | 12:26 PM

FCmaniac

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are you guys being serious, aluminum cannot rust??

Damn, I thought that was only stainless steel.. learn something new everyday from you guys

Jul 18, 2003 | 12:52 PM

Baldy

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Originally Posted by FCmaniac' date='Jul 18 2003, 01:26 PM

are you guys being serious, aluminum cannot rust??

Damn, I thought that was only stainless steel.. learn something new everyday from you guys

pour Coke in a steel cup, and see what happens.

Now take an Al can, with coke in it, and see how long it lasts.

all metals oxidize, as banzai mentioned...Al forms a white powder, right?

Jul 18, 2003 | 12:54 PM

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Yeah, Al forms a white powder and the metal turns black. Take some Liquid Plumbr (anything with sodium hydroxide in it) and put a can in there...don't breathe the fumes!!!

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