ok, i posted about this awhile back and i got my Tuned Port today. I gonna take it in to the boss today to see if he'll let me powder coat it..so now i lookin for a yes or a no on weither or not it'll come out ok...before i go and beadblast it and prep it for being painted. At work we have our setup on a convayer belt, where the parts are moving at all time thru our oven. for the paint i am using and such, we will have the oven at 400 for 12 minutes... so..yes or no on being ok to paint em? wanting to take in the upper plenum, Throttlebody, and runners for the first color, and then the second color i am wanting to paint the manifold, and fuel rails.

 

yea just plug all orifices with high temp silicon plugs and tape off all machined gasket surfaces

 

I belive I told you in anothert post also It was OK...

What do you guys powdercoat that You rdont know yourself that Alum is ok to do.. Id sujest pre-baking it 1st to outgass the alum.

Hows this Look for Powdercoating..

 

Thats a nice setup , I might consider powder coating mine now. Any cons or tips I might need to know? Does everything fit back nicely?

 

No real cons to powdercoating. Just a much more durable type of paint really. The biggest con is stripping this ****... it's horrible.

 

we do steel and such at my work....i am going to get it glass bead blasted before i take it in...and we are going to be baking it at 400 degrees for 12 minutes

 

Matt, Invest in a 55gallon drun of Carb cleaner. Works wonders if soaked over night. or A product called DE-COAT.

 

I undersatnd the Process. Im gust giving you heads up to PRE BAKE the part 1st.

Then Powdercoat it while Its still warm to the touch.

Then do your final cure bake

 

aye, at work our parts go thru the washer, then an oven, then the paint booth then to the final oven

 

I may have to try that. I've used every type of paint stripper, and while it works for a good portion, it just can't take it all the way down in all areas. I've even tried burning the stuff off

 

I'm not sure what type of gun setup you use, but if you have an electrostatic clip, where do you usually place it on an item such TPI setups, or do you attach it to metal contacting the item instead?

 

I have a Rack that I hang the parts on hooks. The Rack is grounded. See the clamp in the middle grounding the rack.

 

Looks good, thanks.