Before, my fan shroud looked only like metal because of its shape. It wasn't really rusted, just caked with a really hard to clean mineral film?
0000 - grade steel wool and wax. It tones down the bling on the new waterpump and radiator by having something shiny next to it. I failed getting a good seal with the wire-band-clamps on the upper hose. The hoses are dated original to the year, but it needed to be squeezed over a broader area after a few decades of probably being overtightened had dug grooves into the rubber.
So, there was a natural patina in there, you just need to bring out the highlights on the surface, and restore a bit of smooth texture. It is kinda fun to get beads of water to stand up tall and straight on old original parts - they have to have a kind of micro-smoothness. The original center console and '75 40 rear heater top were done in the same way, as well, and they look and feel gooood.
0000 - grade steel wool and wax. It tones down the bling on the new waterpump and radiator by having something shiny next to it. I failed getting a good seal with the wire-band-clamps on the upper hose. The hoses are dated original to the year, but it needed to be squeezed over a broader area after a few decades of probably being overtightened had dug grooves into the rubber.
So, there was a natural patina in there, you just need to bring out the highlights on the surface, and restore a bit of smooth texture. It is kinda fun to get beads of water to stand up tall and straight on old original parts - they have to have a kind of micro-smoothness. The original center console and '75 40 rear heater top were done in the same way, as well, and they look and feel gooood.
