Bill Sorensen Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Just finished painting my car and am wondering what type of anti-corrosion tape I can use tobolt between aluminum body and steel fenders. Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Is a tape product better than a good coating? Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Sorensen Posted November 30, 2021 Author Share Posted November 30, 2021 Maybe like an RV roof coating? Moss motors has a roll of tape but it is close to two hundred dollars by the time it is delivered!! Too pricey! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Bill, I am more comfortable with a coating than a stick on tape especially if a good metal prep for aluminum is put on before the coating. It is important to keep the connection as dry as possible in the area where galvanic corrosion will be trying to take place. I have a Locomobile 48 whose body is mostly aluminum. During the restoration process, I will be replacing the aluminum splash aprons as they were not protected from the factory on the undersides. I will be coating all of the underside of the splash aprons in that application. Steel has it's dang rust, aluminum has it's dang galvanic corrosion. How deep are you going into your Healey? Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Sorensen Posted November 30, 2021 Author Share Posted November 30, 2021 Well it has been a long project and I have the fenders on the car with a 1 inch gap so I could paint in between the connection points. Then I realized that I need to put something in between the aluminum and steel. A little late on my research but I figured now that there must be something I could put in between that will allow me to keep the fenders in place as they are to avoid scratching the new paint. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsfarms Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Hmmmmm, not an option to remove the fenders? That sorely limits what your options can be. Drop a picture, if I didn't have a relationship with a couple of Alvis projects, my next interest is Austin Healey or Morgan. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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