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Title: Weird white powder....
Post by: machoneman on May 11, 2017, 04:30:28 PM

has formed on my gold cadmium plated Canton oil pan. Seems some of the cad plating has lifted as well. I can steel wool it off down to bare metal but will that anti-rust stuff one slaps on iron and steel be the right stuff to prevent more corrosion?

Title: Re: Weird white powder....
Post by: 57 lima bean on May 12, 2017, 02:46:48 PM

Scrape as much as you can off and sell it on the street corner.Then purchase new pan. ::)

Title: Re: Weird white powder....
Post by: machoneman on May 12, 2017, 04:23:04 PM

Hah! Good one.  :D

Title: Re: Weird white powder....
Post by: BruceS on May 12, 2017, 04:59:40 PM

Here in SE Tx my Canton pan had the white stuff in under a year's time.  The only cure IMO is to primer and paint, or powder coat it.  But of course it needs to be off the car   ;)
For my newest build, I'm going to go ahead and paint it first.

Title: Re: Weird white powder....
Post by: gdaddy01 on May 12, 2017, 06:26:51 PM

you guys not a fan of canton pans ?

Title: Re: Weird white powder....
Post by: blykins on May 13, 2017, 07:22:34 AM

Functionally, they are good pans. 

Aesthetically, they all look like junk within a year's time. 

I prefer Milodon pans if you like the zinc/dichromate/gold looking finish.   They last a lot longer.

Title: Re: Weird white powder....
Post by: machoneman on May 13, 2017, 07:39:27 AM

Thanks fellas. This issue took a while to surface. I don't intend to take the pan off. So, I'll scrape it in place and slap some paint on it.