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Old 07-05-2017, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by patrickt View Post
Incorrectumundo... Fiberglass has its origins in glass, which comes from sand. Sand is older than aluminum, so it's better. And, in fact, aluminum never occurs as a metal in nature but is found only in the form of its compounds. Betcha didn't know that, did ya.
So, you painted your Cobra, which traces its origins to sand, the color beige? How ironic is that?

Well, at least "Al" is an element on the periodic table. Is fiberglass or sand? Nope, you'll need compounds.
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