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| 2-OH! |
 Dec 12 2003, 11:47 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 552 Joined: 17-October 03 From: Santa Clarita, Kalifornication Member No.: 1,253  |
As a relative newbie to this project, I need to understand the benefits of powder coating motor tin, cases, maifolds, struts, etc... versus just plain old, well applied, paint.
The cost is more but the finish doesn't seem to be that much better. Is the Powder Coating harder, more durable, stand up better under heat ...Where should the benefits be ????????? I had my intake pipes coated but the guy tells me not to get them above about 400 degress or it will flake off. 2-OH! |
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| JeffBowlsby |
Dec 12 2003, 12:20 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses & Beekeeper Group: Members Posts: 8,982 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None 
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QUOTE had my intake pipes coated but the guy tells me not to get them above about 400 degress or it will flake off. 400 degress is the magic number because thats the temp that the ovens heat the metal to, so that coating materials will stick. 'Powder' coatings' are plastic beads that are literally melted onto the metal. I had a job onetime where I wanted to powdercoat some 1/2 inch thick steel plate...and the ovens could nopt seem to heat the metal that thick, to 400F, so we ultimately switched to a conventional spray-on coating. Has anyone ever looked at the original finish on the intake pipes? Its a matte finish gray...I have a hunch its the same high-temp grey used on the OEM heat exchangers and mufflers. Can anyone confirm? |
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2-OH! Powder Coating Dec 12 2003, 11:47 AM
Gint Under normal circumstances, powder coat is MUCH mo... Dec 12 2003, 11:50 AM Brad Roberts The factory did it this way.
You answered your ow... Dec 12 2003, 11:51 AM Brad Roberts Yes. That is why it comes off with relative ease. ... Dec 12 2003, 12:26 PM Gint I did the intake runners in clear. They turned ou... Dec 12 2003, 01:08 PM Jake Raby I have all my engines powdercoated.......(just the... Dec 12 2003, 03:14 PM r_towle I must say for those of us Cheap assholes here...
... Dec 12 2003, 10:39 PM Eddie Williams One reason whole cars are not powder coated is tha... Dec 12 2003, 10:54 PM ! Be advised there are two types of powder coating..... Dec 12 2003, 11:13 PM redshift It generally looks like pure orange peel to me... ... Dec 12 2003, 11:16 PM swood ... Dec 13 2003, 11:16 AM Slowpoke If your powder coating looks like crap. It's ... Dec 13 2003, 11:39 AM McMark Powder coating is a finish process. You do it onc... Dec 13 2003, 12:22 PM swood QUOTE
redshift Powder coating is a good idea for a structural par... Dec 13 2003, 01:41 PM Brad Roberts One of the cars on my website was completely assem... Dec 13 2003, 04:17 PM Gint I love powder coat. And it's really handy if ... Dec 13 2003, 04:20 PM r_towle OK,
Convince me...
I am about to do all the tin o... Dec 14 2003, 10:16 AM Air_Cooled_Nut Go to the powder coating shop and look at their sa... Dec 14 2003, 12:07 PM
Gint You can mix different color powders just like you ... Dec 14 2003, 12:12 PM |
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