Anyone polish up the gas cap assembly thru the clearcoat?

[genXgts]

Hey gang,

My gas cap has the clearcoat lifting in a few spots that no one would notice other than myself every time I put gas in the car. That said, noticing the pitting 5-8 times per week is bothering me!haha.....

I have a contact in the motorcycle business that polishes up parts to high polish sheen (using Jewelers Rouge on a buffing wheel?). He states it will appear like chrome after he is done. Of course the clearcoat would be gone, therefore a touch of "autosol" a few times a season is all that is needed to keep it looking 100% I am told.

Anyone have any info to share on that? Worse case if it becomes a botched piece I could go with an assembly from MGW is my theory!

Thanks for any insight....

[Jack B]

The problem is the latch area, due to the wear and the removal of the clearcote the corrosion will continue to be a problem. The trick is not the buffing/polishing, the trick is to keep the problem from happening again. MGW does it right, there is no wear area on the latch and everything is tiple plated chrome.

[Rare1]

I stripped the clearcoat off mine. Polished it to the look I wanted, grabbed a spraycan with clearcoat and applied it!
Just a couple of hours work and it looks perfect!
Mikael

[Matt M, PA]

The early cars did indeed have the corrosion mentioned above. Never cars have a plastic "roller" thingie instead of the metal one. If you are concerned about originality, a new one will be slightly different. Also, you may try your dealer and your warranty. If memory serves me, the cap is covered under the 7 year corrosion warranty.

[ViperGTS]

GO for the MGW gas cap - the stock gas cap is a piece of ****.




Since I went for the MGW gas cap I have a brand new stock gas cap available (warranty replacement/never used). Anybody interested - send a private e-mail, please.

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/r_s/viper.htm

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[genXgts]

Thanks for the tip Matt, never thought of the corrosion angle, shall try that right away, if no luck I'll continue from there!