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Were 500 casings originally polished alloy or sprayed with Aluminium paint?
Trigger:
We have been through this before so many times and the silvery type coat that you think is silver paint is the acid etch used before the lacquer was applied ;)
Oddjob:
We'll agree to differ then, I can only say what I can see and acid etch wouldn't leave the layer you seem to think it would IMO.
Charliecharlcomb:
I don't agree about the casing being lacquered but they are 100% painted. Back in the day 5 wheel silver was the spray recommended as the best match. I've still got most of the original lacquer on my side cases but a couple of winters riding certainly aged them.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
FWIW my cases look like they have been polished in the past but lacquered afterwards as there is some yellowing.
I suspect not original but pretty shiny under the lacquer.
Trigger:
The yellowing is the old original lacquer, it goes yellow with age and heat ;)
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