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Progress update:

I asked the powder coater about the rubber seal...he didn't think it would be a good idea!

Looked around and mostly I found "use a sharp" something-or-other and scrape it out..... well I tried that, and only ended up tearing the outer layer of rubber off of the seal, leaving this layer and the glue in place. I stopped destroying it, and decided to try heat! I had heard a rumor that you could put them in your oven at 200 degrees or so on a coffee can or similar, and eventually they would fall out! Well, the wife's oven is too small! (Old house!)

So, I dug out my handy dandy commercial grade heat gun (for shrinking telecom grade heatshrink tubing) and put it to use! Sure enough, after heating the metal from the backside, the glue started softening and eventually would pull out entirely clean! This was not a fast process, but it worked. The seal will live to be glued back in again!

I then bead blasted it to remove the paint and other garp and off to the powder coater!

I chose a semi-gloss wrinkle that has a slightly smoother appearance than the stock finish. It should clean up easier, plus provide smoother air flow on the interior surfaces, if that is a big deal or not....we'll probably never know!

Will post pic's once it returns!

Off to oil pan rev3!

Ciao!
Steve