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Old 07-18-2003, 12:02 PM
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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!
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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.
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Originally Posted by FCmaniac' date='Jul 18 2003, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by FCmaniac' date='Jul 18 2003, 11:13 AM
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aluminum doesn't rust
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Old 07-18-2003, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Nemesis' date='Jul 18 2003, 01:15 PM
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aluminum doesn't rust [/quote]

since when??
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Old 07-18-2003, 12:25 PM
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It will sure as hell corrode though!!!
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Old 07-18-2003, 12:26 PM
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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
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Old 07-18-2003, 12:52 PM
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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?
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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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