We all know most of the engine compartment brackets are/were cadmium plated but it has been 20 plus years and the cadmium, a sacrificial plating has done its job and now leaves the engine compartment looking dull and not like Karug's or MBBeige's engine compartment.. lol

so I was bored and decided to try out some rustoleum on my deloreans radiator support brackets that are also supposed to be cadmium plated





not bad but not cadmium looking. Still looks better than total crap though. Also, Duplicolor makes an engine enamel that is a darker gold it is a little hard to find but I have it locally.

Looks good Joe. You should have taken a before shot.

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2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
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1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

yea.. I had one of those moments...

just image them like very dull and crappy looking...

OK ... I'm imagining this:

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2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

I just got back from the future where I took this pic of your bracket installed.



http://www.deloreanreborn.com/

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Chad
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

mine isn't as dark.. $4 doesn't hurt to try it out

I might tear apart my diesels engine and paint junk too

Eastwood makes a cadmium simulating kit for restoring that stuff if you really care that it looks just right.

http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemID=722&itemType=PRODUCT

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1998 E300
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1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

I've seen it in person and I can easily spot real plating from that stuff..

If a real concours restoration is important, check out Caswell Plating. Many of their plating kits are not expensive and not really nasty. I get metal polishing stuff from them.

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screw... concourse. I can get the brackets new for like $20 each.



off topic, to get my car concourse it would cost me $50,000......which im not doing.. I like driving my cars, not staring at them and wiping them down every night with a diaper. Cars are meant to be driven.

hah, that is my friend, Derek's car.. He's put a lot into that car, its one of the top non trailer queen cars at the shows





I painted some more stuff today, part of the transmission mount brackets. This is what I got before I ran out of light.

check it out





a before and after just for chad

Looks good Joe. Are you still working on this kind of stuff or are you finishing up the fiberglass stuff?

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Chad
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

huh what..

oh the delorean is for sale or getting parted out. Probably parted out since there is soo much money in delorean parts

bummer. I was looking forward to seeing you complete this project.

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Chad
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

lol I was too until I woke up one day and saw the light.

the $500 delorean we parted out.. we've raked in close to $3k off that carcass.That was a car with like nothing left on it... Mine is 90% complete.

part it out, nickle and dime everything and reap a massive profit. I only have $3k into the car and thats including the purchase price.

so, I'm going to come out ahead one I start parting it out. unless someone gives me $6k for it.