David,Is there any consensus about the original finish for the Tiger and Alpine tools? The wrenches look like a flat black paint, but the pliers and King Dick look like they may be black oxide, or "bluing". Any thoughts?
The oil technique does go into the surface and is generally longer lasting than paintI had looked here and on the SAOCA site, and could not find consensus. If the iron oxide approach is the way to go, I'd probably go with one of the commercial kits, rather than the dirty unburned hydrocarbons..... Heard about that approach years ago from the model T club. Would the "bluing" technique also work for bolts? As I understand it, it is actually part of the external surface, rather than on top like a paint.
The tool info is in the member section of the cat forum.I had looked here and on the SAOCA site, and could not find consensus. If the iron oxide approach is the way to go, I'd probably go with one of the commercial kits, rather than the dirty unburned hydrocarbons..... Heard about that approach years ago from the model T club. Would the "bluing" technique also work for bolts? As I understand it, it is actually part of the external surface, rather than on top like a paint.
Parkerizing is a metal treatment, not paint. it's more akin to plating, than painting.The oil technique does go into the surface and is generally longer lasting than paint
yes it does. but if you wanted further protection, I'd just spray them with WD-40 and wipe off the residue.Does parkerizing offer much oxidizing protection.Would a little bit of clear coat be beneficial.
I have no idea what he did to them. He was selling a complete Alpine kit and it had all of the right pieces including a tool roll so Jean said buy it. He also had a restored early Alpine grease gun so I bought it. I'm good at spending her money. The coating appears to be black oxide. The tools feel like they have a rough feel to the coating, have no oily feel and the coating seems to want to rub off excess coating at times just like the originals did. They might have the used oil technique. The tools are never out of the roll unless we're at a judged show where the judges want to see the tools and will never be used for anything else other than be there. I don't leave them in the car when the cars come home and the kits are stored in my shop which has heat and air conditioning so they don't usually suffer from rust, etc. We have tool kits for the six cars plus a few extra kits as well as quite a few extra pieces. We're scheduled to make it to Columbia at the end of the month so I'll have these tools in the series 4 and have them with me and if you're there you can look at them and also compare them to the kit that's always been put in the series 4.Bob, did Oliver use the Parkerizing technique, or the black oxide option? Looks good whatever it is