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338Raptor

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Darkening Magnesium wheels
« on: July 06, 2020, 08:33:49 PM »
Does anyone know any tricks to darken magnesium?  (Other than letting them age 20 years)
Ideally DOW-9 would be my best option but I can’t find anyone in the Pacific Northwest that does it.  I’m looking for a dark charcoal or mat Black look.
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1967 Mustang Fastback: Close ratio T56 Magnum, Fab-9, Wilwood superlite brakes, Torque arm rear suspension, TCI-IFS with shock tower delete, (Coming soon, FE motor TBD)

1970 F250 4x4 Mud Truck, 557 BBF, as cast P51 heads, 900 hp @6700rpm, 801 tq, Q16, C6.

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Re: Darkening Magnesium wheels
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2020, 01:40:36 PM »
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Re: Darkening Magnesium wheels
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2020, 12:07:19 AM »
Yea I read that thread too. It’s exactly what I want but the guy who says he has the “recipe”, Metal-Mike, hasn’t been on that site since 2014.

I’ve been searching for Chrome Manganese dip and Dow-9. I think they would both do what I want. I just haven’t found anybody that does it.
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ERA 427SC Cobra: Iron ‘67 482 SOHC, TKX 5 speed, TrueTrac 3.31 IRS, Magnesium Halibrands, Avon CR6ZZ tires. 

1969 Shelby GT350, 4 speed.

1967 Mustang Fastback: Close ratio T56 Magnum, Fab-9, Wilwood superlite brakes, Torque arm rear suspension, TCI-IFS with shock tower delete, (Coming soon, FE motor TBD)

1970 F250 4x4 Mud Truck, 557 BBF, as cast P51 heads, 900 hp @6700rpm, 801 tq, Q16, C6.

2012 Cobra Jet Mustang factory drag car, 5.4 liter 4.0 Whipple, 970 RWHP.

1964 Galaxie 500XL, 35 spline 3.70 Strange S-Trac, 6R80, (Coming soon: Pond Aluminum 525 SOHC, 800hp)

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Re: Darkening Magnesium wheels
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2020, 09:32:21 AM »
Looking at an older copy of Vintage Motorsports magazine, I did see a few mag wheel suppliers and folks who repair them. Might be worth a look at their website to find them.

https://www.facebook.com/VintageMotorSportMagazine/
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Re: Darkening Magnesium wheels
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2020, 09:44:02 PM »
I’ll try them. Thanks.
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ERA 427SC Cobra: Iron ‘67 482 SOHC, TKX 5 speed, TrueTrac 3.31 IRS, Magnesium Halibrands, Avon CR6ZZ tires. 

1969 Shelby GT350, 4 speed.

1967 Mustang Fastback: Close ratio T56 Magnum, Fab-9, Wilwood superlite brakes, Torque arm rear suspension, TCI-IFS with shock tower delete, (Coming soon, FE motor TBD)

1970 F250 4x4 Mud Truck, 557 BBF, as cast P51 heads, 900 hp @6700rpm, 801 tq, Q16, C6.

2012 Cobra Jet Mustang factory drag car, 5.4 liter 4.0 Whipple, 970 RWHP.

1964 Galaxie 500XL, 35 spline 3.70 Strange S-Trac, 6R80, (Coming soon: Pond Aluminum 525 SOHC, 800hp)
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