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Originally Posted by PhaseP
I came to m3 forum and this thread by accident, but will say this: owning an early N52 with magnesium cover I had done some small research on magnesium corrosion and what I had read was not recommending painting magnesium. Reasoning was magnesium corrodes mostly by galvanic reaction with other metals. A scratch or pin strip on the paint will concentrate the galvanic reaction current on that small area causing holes and such. Without paint the current will be distributed to wider area. Now I am out!
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Isn't the OEM VC on N52's left unpainted from the factory? Or am I imagining that?