[T3] Beauty Rings

[Gary Forsmo]

The original VW beauty ring has an average anodised layer thickness of 6.6
microns, according to a contemporary motor industry test report on a '69
automatic Fastback. I guess the after market ones will be less, but it might
be interesting to find out.

That's equivalent to 0.26 thousandths of an inch (assuming I'm converting
millionths of a meter into into thousandths of an inch correctly!

Dave
UK VW Type 3&4 Club

Thanks, Dave.

If your conversion math is correct ... and I have no reason to doubt
that it is .... am I reading your comment as:

The aluminum (aluminium, did I spell the U.K. version correctly?) has
a dimension AND THEN the anodizing adds 0.26 thousands on top of the
base metal?

IF (big if) I would decide to have a skilled "metal banger" do his
magic, are there companies who re-anodize aluminum.  I haven't
researched that yet.
1)  And what's the #1 purpose on anodizing in the (OE) first place?
2)  Corrosion resistance?
3)  And do both sides of our Beauty Rings get anodized?

Gary "Frito" - '69 Variant, FI, MT
Rockport, TX (winter)
Lake Geneva, WI (summer)