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[Riccardo]

All chassis and Cox magnesium wheels  with the same problem ... the white patina always surfaces ....I haven't found a really efficient one yet ...
Who has a simple method to restore them to new ??

Thankkksss !

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[Pablo]

Type in "Cox chassis cleaning" in the Slotblog search engine and click the green button.

 

https://www.electric...agnesium-parts/
 

[Martin]

I have been doing this a lot lately.  This is my preferred methods.

 I first put the chassis in the tumbler for a couple of hours. If there are any corners that the media has missed I blast with soda.

Wheels only get the soda blasting. Its does not change the surface in any way it only removes the corrosion.

Then I use a grey primer followed by a gun metal silver paint.

This next step is something I was playing with. I take a soft brush and a pinkish ink and lightly dry brush in random spots on the chassis.

Then last step is a flat clear. Done.

Took the pics in different lighting so you get an idea of the color. Hard to capture.

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[Rotorranch]

Martin,

 

What medium are you using in your tumbler? Wet or dry? 

 

Rotor

[Martin]

Wet, its a ceramic cone for the most part and a mixture of other shapes.

 

I got the tumbler second hand an it came with the media. I cover media with tap water and add a cap of laundry soap I have on hand.