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From what I've been told they weren't that tint originally but turned that color later due to repeated applications of Cosmoline. I later heard that the color change was due to a chemical reaction bwteen the (IIRC) manganese in the Cosmoline and the parkerizing coating material. I think I...

No I haven't Mike. But that's a darned good idea! I live in the rust belt called Florida so I'd like to plate a bunch of stuff to try and protect it but I was concerned about it being too shiny but the 'parkerizing' would cure that. Can you tell me how you go about parkerizing stuff or do you...

Wow Bill! It looks like you're fixing that engine up for museum display! I've seen an M37 that was all chromated like that (it was probably your's!) and that's what got me looking into this. I thought about sending the stuff out to be done but I really didn't want to tear everything down at...

Yes, I've looked at some Eastwood's stuff and I wasn't impressed. Caswell has a much better reputation but isn't as widely known. I just mentioned Eastwood since they do a lot of advertising and most gearheads know who they are. But I'm interested in hearing of anyone's experience with either of...

Has anyone tried this? I know there are commercial companies that do this but most want a 50 pound minimum and I've had to tear my complete vehicle apart to get 50 pounds of small parts! There are companies (Eastman, etc) that sell kits to do this at home but I'm wondering how well they work...