Anyone know what the original finish was on B/C exhaust trumpets?
The '61 trumpets I am cleaning up to reuse have an oxidized, brownish coating on them that is not rust and flakes right off.
I also have one aluminum guard off my brother's long-departed '63 with a trumpet that looks like it was plated at one time.
Exhaust trumpet original finish
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Re: Exhaust trumpet original finish
Let me answer my own question...Jan Kolm wrote: ↑Wed Aug 31, 2022 7:33 pm Anyone know what the original finish was on B/C exhaust trumpets?
The '61 trumpets I am cleaning up to reuse have an oxidized, brownish coating on them that is not rust and flakes right off.
I also have one aluminum guard off my brother's long-departed '63 with a trumpet that looks like it was plated at one time.
Just got back from a show where there were three T6s present. here are my observations:
Car #1: 356C -- Gloss Black, but heavily discolored in places
Car #2: 356B T6 -- Traces of plating present (didn't observe if the guards were aluminum)
Car #3: 356B T6 -- Repainted with high-temperature, satin black paint
My answer: Either high-temperature, gloss black paint or plated is original.
My decision: Satin black, high-temp BBQ grill paint (hides the pits best)
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Re: Exhaust trumpet original finish
Medium grey as I remember.
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Re: Exhaust trumpet original finish
Is an "exhaust trumpet" the piece that is bolted to the bumper guard via a stud in the guard to funnel exhaust through the hole in the bumper guard?
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Re: Exhaust trumpet original finish
Yes, aka exhaust funnelJim Morris wrote: ↑Tue Sep 06, 2022 12:05 am Is an "exhaust trumpet" the piece that is bolted to the bumper guard via a stud in the guard to funnel exhaust through the hole in the bumper guard?
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Re: Exhaust trumpet original finish
+1 on medium gray. I have some NOS ones squirreled away somewhere
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