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Originally Posted by David's8
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Coffee was fine; in fact the reason I researched how to treat the "raw" aluminum (aluminium* to you guys) was prevent any metallic taste -
before I cleaned the 100-year-old pot, which had a layer of mineral buildup in the bottom (remember a moka pot boils dry each time)nothing would (chemicallly) touch.
I don't know what the US equivalent of "scuttle" is ("Sump?) however I do know what the word means, but I know VWs and Audis have a definite problem with their (scuttle) drainage!
*My wife is from Germany, moved to the US when she was 13; when I met her 20-odd years ago, she could not say the
Al word either way; especially funny since she has two Masters' degrees - and one is biology! (A good old science joke here is to have someone say "aluminum" ten times as though it were a tongue-twister, then ask them what a tin can is made of)...
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Originally Posted by HPsauce
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You are correct, sir; as I said...
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Originally Posted by aTOMic
...it requires full protective gear... ...and I actually heed warnings to the point of buying a $90 respirator w/ organic vapor filter for this job. Along with industrial rubber sleeve gloves, face shield, etc.. ...
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In any case I have misunderstood the question - OP is talking about the
plastic strips, and I was thinking of the
removable window trim that is worn-looking on so many of our cars. I have always wondered how they chrome-plate plastic (assuming they do). There was an episode of "How It's Made" (Canadian TV series) which detailed the process IIRC.