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Posted by: Doug Leggins Oct 13 2004, 09:38 PM

I felt like a kid at christmas unwraping these parts.

I definately got the "while you're at it" attitude when gathering this group of parts to have coated.


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Posted by: Doug Leggins Oct 13 2004, 09:40 PM

The black parts are all "wrinkle black". The wrinkle black has a slight texture.


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Posted by: Doug Leggins Oct 13 2004, 09:43 PM

Not sure how well powder coating will work on the hood springs. But, gonna find out how well it will hold up.


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Posted by: Doug Leggins Oct 13 2004, 09:46 PM

One more pic. Tough to hold the parts and take a pic!

Wanted to show the colors together. The shroud is "black chrome".


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Posted by: bob91403 Oct 13 2004, 09:57 PM

That looks sweeet! Don't think it will hold up on the flexy parts.

Posted by: kafermeister Oct 13 2004, 10:02 PM

WOW! That's almost as sexy as a dusty Volvo hood.

Seriously, that's nice. I'd consider putting it under glass and making a table out of it because it's too purdy to hide under the engine lid.

Rick - jealous

Posted by: seanery Oct 13 2004, 10:34 PM

doooood!

that's awesome!

how did our welded spot turn out?

Posted by: rick 918-S Oct 13 2004, 10:41 PM

cooool!

Posted by: Britain Smith Oct 13 2004, 10:45 PM

Can you post some more pics of the black chrome? I am really considering doing all my suspension in this color.

-Britain

Posted by: skline Oct 13 2004, 10:47 PM

That does look sweet, I would cover it with plexiglass so it doesnt get dirty. I wonder if you could seal off the engine compartment and then only open it for shows.

Posted by: Eddie Williams Oct 13 2004, 10:54 PM

I hate to be a pooper, but wont the krinkle koat attract and trap engine grime? and then be hard to clean?

Posted by: Andyrew Oct 14 2004, 01:00 AM

How much?
(sorry got to ask..)

Looks great!!!!

Posted by: Jeroen Oct 14 2004, 05:15 AM

Sweet!!!

Posted by: synthesisdv Oct 14 2004, 05:46 AM

that color combination looks great.

suprised you didn't PC the whole chassis.

Posted by: Lawrence Oct 14 2004, 07:42 AM

Sure.

Here's the front strut... I think this before the clearcoat.



This is the front suspension in black chrome.



Hope this helps,
-Rusty

Posted by: Stutgart46 Oct 14 2004, 07:47 AM

You don't have to get specific, but is this affordable for a cheapskate 914 guy like me?

Posted by: seanery Oct 14 2004, 08:07 AM

I think the lot Doug posted was in the $4-500 range

Posted by: neo914-6 Oct 14 2004, 08:15 AM

How much prep is required from the customer? (i.e. cleaning, strip old paint, finish sanding, plug holes?)

Posted by: Lawrence Oct 14 2004, 09:22 AM

I recommend that you check the classic thread section for two discussions of powdercoating.

I purchased a powdercoating set from http://www.columbiacoatings.com/. It's a family run business, and I've had nothing but exceptional service from them.

Powdercoating is easy. The standards to p/c is pretty much the same for painting a car. Clean metal, degreased (and I used a wipe-on/off phosphorus treatment like Ospho).

The kit and supplies are very affordable. My first time powdercoating was the set of pieces above... and I'm happy with the way they turned out. The kit and supplies was cheaper than having them profesionally done... and I still have the kit and TONS of supplies.

For me, DIY is the way to go!

Hope this helps,
-Rusty

Posted by: Britain Smith Oct 14 2004, 09:59 AM

I am really interested in doing the Chrome Black powdercoating and I was planning on getting it done at a shop, but your results are promising. Can you direct me towards which system that you purchased? What other equipment do you need? How big is your oven? I am interested in coating everything from the suspension to all the misc small hinges and stuff.

-Britain

Posted by: Doug Leggins Oct 14 2004, 12:26 PM

Sean - The welded spot on the engine tin will be completely unnoticable when installed. The top visible area looks great, couple of pin holes on the return flange from the sandblasting of the area but this area will be inside the seal. Thank you for doing the welding and grinding on that part!

The texture is very fine on the black parts. It may have a tendency to hold onto some dirt, but I think that it will still be very easy to clean. Time will tell.

- Total = $430. $295 for the powder coating and $135 for the sandblasting. I think that this is a fair/good price. There are a lot of little parts in this group - 41 parts total. The $295 includes an additional approx $50 charge for the black chrome parts because they have a coat of clear put on top of the color.



I cleaned most of the parts with brake cleaner for 2 reasons. 1. to avoid any extra costs for them having to clean excessively dirty parts. 2. to make sure that the parts were in good condition to start with.

Rusty has posted some good suspension pics. I'll try to post some of mine later. I had the same company, Indy Powder Coating, coat my entire suspension in black chrome a few months back. There are a few pics on the site in old posts.

I would have liked to been able to do the work myself but just can't seem to find the time to get everything done. Sooooo I've been spending $ to get stuff done.

Posted by: Lawrence Oct 14 2004, 12:46 PM

Hi Britian!

I don't use an oven. I use a propane heater and a thermometer to ensure I'm heating to the proper temperature.

The biggest tip I can use on this is to tell you that THIN parts heat quicker than thick ones. That sounds like an obvious statement, but it will dictate how far you place your propane lamp from your parts. My brake dust-shields required some extra work, because I didn't allow for this. It's a learning curve.

Check out the thread in the classics... it'll show what I did, step by step.

-Rusty

Posted by: Doug Leggins Oct 14 2004, 01:25 PM

Here's the link to the pics of my black chrome suspension parts.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=8500&hl=indy+powder+coating

BTW - I got the 57 vette running early this summer. THe wife and I have put about 500 miles on the car this summer cruising around Nashville and Columbus.

That car only had about 500 miles of driving in the previous 40+ years!!!

Posted by: Gint Oct 14 2004, 05:07 PM

That's a screamin deal. Powder coating isn't hard, but it's tedious and time consuming. I too have used and recommend Columbia Coatings. But the stuff from Eastwood works well also. Columbia can provide large volumes at reasonable costs though if you are doing lots of parts.

Doug - Parts look fantastic!