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Gremmie7
Posted on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 07:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Does anyone know what the swing arm is finished with? Is it powder coat, plasma or something else? Thanks for the help.
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Mcelhaney14
Posted on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 08:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I want to say it is just plain cast aluminum.
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X1bueller
Posted on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 09:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

There is something on it. I think its a powder coat.
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Greg_cifu
Posted on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 09:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I dunno. My 2001 S3 sure looks and washes like bare cast aluminum. Was there a difference between years?
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Rick_a
Posted on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 10:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Early arms were sand cast. I don't know when they made the change.
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Hootowl
Posted on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 10:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My 99 was coated with something, probably powder. I sanded it off when I smoothed the finish prior to powder coating it to match the body work.
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1313
Posted on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 11:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Powdercoat was used on all the Aluminum swingarms. IIRC, there were 3 versions; sand cast, semi-permanent mold #1, and semi-permanent mold #2. IIRC, the powder was close to - if not the exact same - the H-D engine silver powdercoat. I know we had touch up cans of the H-D color, that I think were used for touching up swingarms as well.

FWIW,
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Foximus
Posted on Monday, September 30, 2013 - 09:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Grey was powder coat...

polished was annodized.
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Bremobiker
Posted on Thursday, October 03, 2013 - 11:59 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My 99' S3 is definitely not powder coated or it would clean easier and not stain.
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Hootowl
Posted on Thursday, October 03, 2013 - 12:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yeah it is (or was from the factory) it's just that it's over a sand cast finish, so the texture grabs a lot of dirt. That's why I sanded it smooth before re-coating.
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