Spare tire mount finished, finally
 

You guys may have seen my post on the in bed spare tire mount I fabricated.
Here is the finished product.
I repourposed a locking gas cap and pressed the locking part into a chunk of aluminum and came up with a watertight locking cap to store whatever.
At the moment, I just have a rag,
pair of gloves and a flashlight .Anyway, it came out pretty good. Was going to paint it but I'm now just want to polish it out to a mirror finish.

I can show pictures of the "guts" if any of you want ideas to fab your own.

Anybody know why the pictures always flip?

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Very Cool...That's thinking out side the box.

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Hope this helps

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Thank you! !

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Cool, How Much?? take my Money...

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Nice!!My granddad would have said”Kid that is using your noggin.

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That looks real nice.

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very nice
Ron

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Nice Machine work .
I like it . is that 6061?

About the pics being flipped /
I check them with preview post.
If they are not right I back out.
Then fix them in my computer
Then try to post
until the preview (looks Right):ito:






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Thank you. Yes 6161. Thanks for the tip on pictures flipping. I'm now trying my hand at polishing aluminum.
Can I just spray a coat of clear-coat on it when it's done? or is there anything else I need to do to keep it from oxidizing and getting dull?

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Sorry my friend, No time to go into fabricating for sale YET. I still have a couple more years of punching a time clock, then I open my home shop for fun stuff like this for people.

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Clear-coat will eventually start flaking or change colors.
Never-dull would be best for that piece. IMO.
Here is a link.
You can buy it online or at most stores that have auto cleaning stuff.

Link:https://www.eagleone.com/nevr-dull-w...IJzw&gclsrc=ds

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Also another polish.

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Thanks Getter-Done. Never dull it is.

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This looks even better in person. Saw it this morning at the local donut shop. Nice Meeting you Dennis, you did a great job on the spare tire mount, and the rest of your truck looks nice as well.

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Thanks Lucky. It was a pleasure meeting you as well!
And your burb, well..Beautiful!
Hope you don't mind, couldn't help taking a picture of it.
I'll send you a pm tomorrow about that ac place we talked about.