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07-24-2014, 09:43 AM
There are traces of tin on it. Under it some grey plating.When I buff with a wheel it becomes too shiny and unprotected corrosion wise. So I will probably go with steel wheel chrome spray, see how it looks like. The inside though is definitely tin, like a can of sardines.
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Large can capacitor - by fields 100 - 07-23-2014, 01:17 PM
RE: Large can capacitor - by Mondial - 07-23-2014, 01:56 PM
RE: Large can capacitor - by morzh - 07-23-2014, 02:25 PM
RE: Large can capacitor - by GarySP - 07-24-2014, 08:51 AM
RE: Large can capacitor - by fields 100 - 07-24-2014, 09:43 AM
RE: Large can capacitor - by morzh - 07-24-2014, 09:46 AM
RE: Large can capacitor - by fields 100 - 07-24-2014, 09:50 AM
RE: Large can capacitor - by codefox1 - 07-25-2014, 12:28 PM



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