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| ottox914 |
 Mar 27 2015, 08:09 PM
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The glory that once was.  Group: Members Posts: 1,302 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Mahtomedi, MN Member No.: 1,438 Region Association: Upper MidWest   |
Looking to get the engine tin powdercoated. What is a fair price? Had one estimate, seemed really big to me. I realize this will vary from here to there, but what have others paid for this service?
Anyone have any good references for the mpls/st paul MN area? Dave |
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| thieuster |
Mar 28 2015, 08:33 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 447 Joined: 31-January 15 From: 275 mls NW from Stuttgart. Member No.: 18,384 Region Association: Europe |
After I've removed the engine from my car, I will pull off the tins as well. I can blast the tin myself (blasting cabinet! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) ) and p/coating can be done by a local guy. The price of the coating is only a little higher than several cans of high temp paint.
I need an advice though: keep all tins the original color (black & silverish metallic ) of have it all in one silverish color. Personally, I think that it will brighten up the engine bay. Furthermore: what's the original color of the manifold tubes? It's not grey, it's not green... Or... |
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| jeffdon |
Mar 28 2015, 08:57 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,094 Joined: 24-October 06 From: oakland, ca Member No.: 7,087 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(thieuster @ Mar 28 2015, 06:33 AM)  After I've removed the engine from my car, I will pull off the tins as well. I can blast the tin myself (blasting cabinet! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) ) and p/coating can be done by a local guy. The price of the coating is only a little higher than several cans of high temp paint. I need an advice though: keep all tins the original color (black & silverish metallic ) of have it all in one silverish color. Personally, I think that it will brighten up the engine bay. Furthermore: what's the original color of the manifold tubes? It's not grey, it's not green... Or... RE: Color. I went with a semi gloss that my powder coater said was popular with the VW and Porsche crowd and it looks great. I think I paid about $110. Ugly dirty parts dropped off, pristine, wrapped in paper new parts picked up! However, I did look at a guys 914 that had bright yellow tins (matched his body color), and it was a bit of a revelation how much easier it was to see in there. Food for thought. |
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ottox914 Powdercoating Mar 27 2015, 08:09 PM
toolguy We'd charge the guy off the street $20 p... Mar 27 2015, 08:36 PM mepstein I take parts over to my local commercial powder co... Mar 27 2015, 08:43 PM
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I take parts over to my local commercial powder c... Mar 28 2015, 10:51 AM patssle Consider spray painting? I did mine with high temp... Mar 27 2015, 08:47 PM Amphicar770
Consider spray painting? I did mine with high tem... Mar 27 2015, 09:01 PM relentless Powdercoating isn't that hard to master (check... Mar 27 2015, 10:00 PM screenguy914 Different markets as well as different vendors wil... Mar 27 2015, 10:14 PM bdstone914 I had a set done for $120. I do a lot of bus... Mar 28 2015, 03:18 AM mepstein
After I've removed the engine from my car, I... Mar 28 2015, 09:15 AM Bleyseng A grey color but silver looks better.
For $20... Mar 28 2015, 08:56 AM thieuster semi gloss is always a good idea. It's SO hard... Mar 28 2015, 09:10 AM TJB/914
Looking to get the engine tin powdercoated. What ... Mar 28 2015, 12:33 PM |
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