Simple Question

[Fx]

Hello all I'm quite new here and haven't posted yet so I'll start off with a question that I have always wondered. Is there anyone who sell an aluminum housing for a Savage X tranny? Any links would be great, thanks.

 

[Jt]

I haven't seen any with the easy access design (yet), that doesn't mean nobody is'nt looking to make/design one.

 

[Fx]

Ok thanks.

 

[k0m0d067]

they make aluminum housings that will FIT in a Savage X, but they are based on the old design (Sav 25, etc)...and the blue ones go for relatively cheap...


http://cgi.ebay.com/GPM-HPI-SAVAGE-...5QQihZ007QQcategoryZ34063QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

they also come in purple or silver, but they go for about $90-ish...

 

[polystyrene]

if you want silver and blue is cheaper, just strip the blue annodized color off. oven cleaners etc should do the trick

 

[Maxx-Savage]

Ive been thinking about changing my purple savvy into a silver one. has anyone done that how hard is it to get the annodizing off??

 

[polystyrene]

I'm stripping a blue revo chassis at the moment. takes a while and alot of replacing the oven cleaner I'm finding. i also find that occasionally giving it a quick sand with fine grade helps

 

[Maxx-Savage]

i sarted out with all purple but since alot of the purple has already been scratched off i think ill just take the rest off. and make it silver. which revo do you have i have the 2.5

 

[[hs] darkshine]

autoglym clean wheels. or any heavy duty alloy wheel cleaner you US boys and girls can get hold of, leave it to soak for about 5 mins and wipe off. i found out the hard way on a few things!!:bang:

 

[Maxx-Savage]

once you remove the anodzing is the aluminum underneath shiny?

 

[Jt]

Greased Lightning works wonders de-anodizing parts, http://www.greased-lightning.com/products/Products.aspx?ProductId=1 let it soak for a bit then wash the parts off in water, and polished if desired.

 

[[hs] darkshine]

i depends, it can be, but clean wheels is quite caustic, so would tend to dull the ally. a polish with some metal polish and a polishing wheel or summit on a dremel should sort it tho. if you don't laquer it, it will dull, due to the natural corrosion aluminium does in contact with air.

 

[Maxx-Savage]

ok then

What kind of lacquer?

 

[[hs] darkshine]

now, technically it should be self etching, which i don't think anyone makes. i know from spraying ally that a self etching primer is needed, as ally is non-ferrous, normal primers don't 'stick' to the ally. if you were to use a normal laquer, it may just flake off under a mild impact, or go really matt. i have had acceptable results by heating ally up, not that hot, prob 25-30 degrees c and spraying laquer on it, but i really aint that sure. sorry bud.

 

[Maxx-Savage]

ok ill have to look into that thx.

 

[[hs] darkshine]

i'm sure your local spraying shop should be able to help you out. the other option of course, i don't know prices aunfortunately would be to get the pieces clear anodized...

 

[R6 DADDY]

i would just do as darkshaine said and use some good quality automotive laquer if it flakes after a while light sand it then do it again it will be a lot cheaper than anodizing

 

[Maxx-Savage]

i can imagine

 

[R6 DADDY]

still look cool though