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Has anyone polished their factory painted bonnet cowl?
I am worried that Morgan may use a different quality of aluminum or hand pick zero defect parts to polish. I did noticed that Morgan Park Hamberg offers the service as an upgrade and this got me thinking it may be possible.
The thing I am curious about as well is if a clear coat is required post polish. Can anyone with a factory polished cowl comment on this one?
Any thoughts?
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I polished mine , it is stainless steel so no coating required .
I stripped the paint with paint stripper , the finish wasn't too bad a few swirl marks and scratches but it polished up well .
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I've got the polished cowl and as HJP says its stainless
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That's a surprise I assumed it was aluminium
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Try lifting it, it's not aluminium!
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Try lifting it, it's not aluminium!
OK I believe you but there must be a logical reason why its not ali
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Try a fridge magnet on it.
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It is most definitely stainless steel.
I found this out when fitting my diy cooling fan and cutting 40mm holes in the cowl. I too thought it was going to be aluminium but after quickly blunting a hole saw soon discovered it to be stainless.
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Try lifting it, it's not aluminium!
OK I believe you but there must be a logical reason why its not ali It is a structural/strength issue together with the metal that goes across the car forward of the scuttle where the wipers are mounted is also steel. My +8 handbook / publicity brochure comes with a picture of the car body before painting and you can see quite clearly the different metals in construction.  
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