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to paint or not to paint my gearbox?

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oval TOFU Bitte, ein Bit!

2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#137005
...that is the question...

I am intending to strip the black paint off the gearbox that I aquired.

A) should I leave it on and jsut clean it up? [protects the metal?]

B) strip off the paint and have it bare metal

C) eat cheese on crackers

:thumb
...and Robert's ya father's brother...

KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#137093
I'd suggest stripping it and repainting it, but mask the ribs and details so that they retain the alloy look. 😎
Kruizin Kol

oval TOFU Bitte, ein Bit!

2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#137128
I've read that article in the now defunkt VWA mag, they said to use heatproof paint.. GBs dont get that hot do they?

That rib paint job looks good - like shadow spokes...:thumb
...and Robert's ya father's brother...

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#137132
You don't have to paint it, as We don't have salt & chemicals put on our roads during the winter for the ice, which is what eats the gearboxes away in the UK & North America (plus Europe).
I painted mine red & yellow... and no, VW gearboxes don't get hot enough to blister paint... Lee
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VWFOOL King for a day, Fool for a lifetime.

3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#137607
im painting my gbox soon and will be doing the ribbed effect, i figure u might as well use heat proof paint, wats the harm?

lee, ur car is making me feel like having a Big Mac...
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One man's junk...

Baja Wes V6 Baja Pioneer

3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#137611
you can read this thread on how to make a gearbox look pretty



And you can read this one if you want to ponder the cooling effects of painting cases / gearboxs (to summarize it has virtually no effect).

[url=http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=4657&page=2]

VWFool, I think your 812kB avatar is a bit big and really slows the loading of any thread with your avatar. Especially for the modem people out there. You should think about changing it.
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Peter Leonard Moderator Volatile

1,456 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#138121
definately go the cheese on crackers. and blast the gearbox to shininess and coat it with pearl finish and ghost flames 😀
let sleeping dubs lie

oval TOFU Bitte, ein Bit!

2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#139790
okies dokies then

I'll see how bothered I am to do what to the gearbox. THanks guys... this forum rocks!
...and Robert's ya father's brother...