Ceramic Spray paint - Third Generation F-Body Message Boards

zride91 · 07-29-2009, 03:03 PM

I bought some VHT ceramic spray paint, and there is a curing process that requires baking.

It doesn't say NOT to bake it in a regular kitchen oven, but I believe i have read comments saying not to use the kitchen oven.

Any feed back from people who have used the ceramic coatings before?

I would use the cure process on the car using the heat from the engine, but the motor is new and will not be usable for a while, plus I'm sure running the motor as reccommended for curing will not be possible as soon as it is runnable.

I'd like to use the kitchen oven so I don't have to out source the cure process, but I don't want my food to taste/smell nasty, or for my wife to kill me.

Thanks

SiCkRs · 07-29-2009, 03:38 PM

Do you have to cure them that way because i did no do that to mine i just painted them and put it on the car

zride91 · 07-29-2009, 04:19 PM

The can recommended curing, and said the anti-corrosion features would not be effective w/o curing.

SiCkRs · 07-29-2009, 04:22 PM

So i am gonna have to take them off and paint them again do you know any places were they cure them or whats the the temp it needs

UNCLE TOM · 07-29-2009, 04:25 PM

do not use your household oven . who knows what toxic chemicals you might release . then if food is cooked in it , who knows ? had a friend who tried it years ago with a plastic steering wheel . tried it at 350 for 15 mins. poor SOB was up till 3AM installing new stove . ( don't mess with mom's stuff ) try and pick one up at a yard sale . many people have done this with very good results . good luck .

SiCkRs · 07-29-2009, 04:33 PM

I am gonna look for a stove in the yard sales to check if i find one thank you for the info. i did not know that

zride91 · 07-30-2009, 07:57 AM

JR350tpi, all the instructions w/ temps, times, and cycles are on the can. Please note, that you can probably skip the whole oven process and cure the paint on the car. Go to a parts store, take a look at a can to see what is involved.

UNCLE TOM, thanks for the verification! My father-in-law bakes his car parts in his kitchen oven, but he doesn't always do things the common way...

tony_cogliandro · 07-30-2009, 10:10 AM

if you have a gas bar b que you can take all the guts out - put a sheet in to prevent fire from hitting the paint and turn it up to high.
mine goes to about 600 degrees and natural gas is clean, and you are outside so no problem with fumes.

NatesZ/28 · 08-20-2009, 09:43 PM

buy a cheap-*** toaster oven from the thrift store. Problem solved for any small stuff

85Iroc-Z · 08-21-2009, 05:12 PM

I used our oven to cure the vht paint on my headers. Never had any problems after curing them in it.

400Z28Racer · 08-21-2009, 05:41 PM

I got a similar kit from Eastwood, and I cured the headers on the car. However, the results were NOT impressing, and I was not able to get 'em shine.

aciddrop2804 · 08-21-2009, 06:49 PM

my friends buddy actually modified a kitchen oven for this purpose. he now charges people to powder coat and bake things for them like wheels, exhaust, just about anything really. he can make some pretty good looking stuff.

SiCkRs · 08-21-2009, 11:49 PM

How much would your friend charge me

gurkgurkgurk · 08-22-2009, 12:53 AM

well the problem is that the paint your using is bad for you, it probably causes cancer and yaddayadda. anyways you can try to do it in your oven but id say it wouldnt be very good for your health or anything else that gets cooked in the oven afterwards. i suggest u pick up a cheap gas oven at a yardsale or sears. i used to work at sears an i know they sell one for about 200 bucks and it has a decent amount of space inside. and you can just hook it up to the gas in your garage or basement, where ever your furnace is and you can just use it for all your powdercoating and painting needs.

aciddrop2804 · 08-22-2009, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JR350tpi

How much would your friend charge me

I'm pretty sure he only does local stuff. We have this big cincinnati forum called stangbangerz(you guessed it, a mustang forum

) and he pretty much only operates on there. my freinds a big foxbody guy(so are half the people in cincinnati apparently). it kinda sucks becuase most of the local custom shops are geard toward fords.

chads89ta · 08-23-2009, 08:43 AM

i used my portable gas heater which is propane.made a backstop and put some sides up, then set my headers in front on the concrete. and turned them a few times.

SiCkRs · 08-24-2009, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aciddrop2804

I'm pretty sure he only does local stuff. We have this big cincinnati forum called stangbangerz(you guessed it, a mustang forum

) and he pretty much only operates on there. my freinds a big foxbody guy(so are half the people in cincinnati apparently). it kinda sucks becuase most of the local custom shops are geard toward fords.

Thank you

91interceptorZ · 08-24-2009, 02:24 AM

Just for my two cents on this....I used the VHT coating on the WHOLE exhaust system....headers all the way to the tail pipe tip.....I put it on the car and ran it like it says on the can.....like run 10 min...cool 10 min....run 10 min...etc. etc......I have had it on there for some time now....and not a single problem ever with it....still looks like the day I put it on there....

l_dis_travlr · 08-24-2009, 05:17 PM

I've cured lots of VHT items in my oven.
There is a definite aroma released during the process, so venting
the HOUSE may be an issue. (Possible solutions -- set it when you're
going out for awhile. If oven is equipped w/ a timer, even better.)
Oven interiors are VERY non-porous non-absorptive porcelain.
Afterwards, I leave the oven open until the odor is gone. Again,
ventillation can be an issue, but not insurmountable.
And I haven't yet experienced any negative effects on cooking --
at least for the pizza & cookies that I do in the oven.

tony_c's idea of the grill is a brilliant alternative.