On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 16:58:50 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm,
Ignoramus3242 quickly quoth:

On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:55:53 -0700, Larry Jaques novalidaddress@di wrote:
On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 16:26:38 +0000 (UTC), with neither quill nor
qualm, Christopher Tidy quickly quoth:

Larry Jaques wrote:

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No biker I know would have ****lacquered the thing like that.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Is that a technical term? Does it refer to a protective coating or a
form of abuse? :-)

'Murrican slang, Chris. It combines a technical term with a low
opinion of what someone has done to an innocent inanimate object.
When I worked as a wrench, I used to hate the used cars which would
come in with rotted hoses from the lacquering the used car dealers
would put on everything under the hood( including dirt in many cases.)
Disgusting, that.

Larry, can you explain what is that lacquering?

Is that referring tp spraying everything with shiny lacquer to make
the item look better to an unsuspecting eye?

Precisely. They just make everything shiny, not caring that it can rot
the hoses and belts beneath it. Some of these guys clean and wipe the
area thoroughly first, a good thing. Others just do a halfassed job
and spray lacquer all over everything after it dries. The second-hand
rental cars are usually the better done lacquer jobs. They mask parts
which shouldn't be sprayed and clean before doing so. Shadetree used
car lots usually do the halfassed jobs. They were also the type who
put sawdust in the differential to quiet it until it's sold.

Your engine looks to have come from a used car lot. Caveat Emptor!


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