Powdercoat Intake?
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Drifting
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From: Calgary Alberta
Powdercoat Intake?
Have the intake manifold off my 70 right now to put new gaskets in (had the infamous small leak at the rear wall). Was just going to paint with engine enamel in stock Chevy orange...but can get a nice deal on having it blasted and powdercoated in the same colour.
Worth my time to have this done in terms of appearance and longevity? Will the finish be much different than enamel in appearance?
Worth my time to have this done in terms of appearance and longevity? Will the finish be much different than enamel in appearance?
Melting Slicks
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Absolutely YES! I have done several for my cars and the great thing about powder coating is - not only does it look good all the time but if it gets dirty, just wipe it off and it looks anew.
Pro
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From: hernando fl
i did mine several years ago and it stil looks like the day it came out of the oven,i did block the exhaust crossover,no discoloring there at all.
i did the rocker covers and timing cover at the same time so i can't say too much about the color matching paint. i did 1 head and it turned into such a monumental PITA i painted the other one.......but its burried under the a/c compressor and all the other assorted junk on that side you can barely see it.
i did the rocker covers and timing cover at the same time so i can't say too much about the color matching paint. i did 1 head and it turned into such a monumental PITA i painted the other one.......but its burried under the a/c compressor and all the other assorted junk on that side you can barely see it.
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Drifting
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From: Calgary Alberta
This is the million dollar question. I will not be blocking the crossover ports. Anyone know if powder will stand up better than high temp engine enamel? If no, I will have the manifold blasted and paint the thing with regular Chevrolet orange.
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Drifting
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From: Calgary Alberta
i did mine several years ago and it stil looks like the day it came out of the oven,i did block the exhaust crossover,no discoloring there at all.
i did the rocker covers and timing cover at the same time so i can't say too much about the color matching paint. i did 1 head and it turned into such a monumental PITA i painted the other one.......but its burried under the a/c compressor and all the other assorted junk on that side you can barely see it.
i did the rocker covers and timing cover at the same time so i can't say too much about the color matching paint. i did 1 head and it turned into such a monumental PITA i painted the other one.......but its burried under the a/c compressor and all the other assorted junk on that side you can barely see it.
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Drifting
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From: Central Wisconsin
I had my aluminum intake powder coated clear so that I could keep it clean. I assumed it was indestructible but what I didn't know was carburator gasoline leaks raised hell with my finish and left a yellow stain which looked terrible. As far as heat discoloring it stood up well around the cross over ports with no discoloring.
Drifting
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From: Palm Bay Florida
Just a word of caution make sure you clean the runners and under the baffle on the bottom before installing. I had to rebuild an engine for some one who got it back and just bolted it on without cleaning.
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Not quite what you ask as I sold my original intake and had my aftermarket intake powdercoated. I wanted powdercoat so its easier to keep clean and will not stain like bare aluminium does.
I asked them to powdercoat it so that texts on the intake stay clearly readable. They can adjust how thick layer they apply, thick layer produces smoothness but texts and logos might fill up and become undeadable.
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I asked them to powdercoat it so that texts on the intake stay clearly readable. They can adjust how thick layer they apply, thick layer produces smoothness but texts and logos might fill up and become undeadable.
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After:
Le Mans Master
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From: Orlando FL
powder coat is nice, make sure all threaded holes have a bolt in them so you don't get a bolt hole or plug hole full of powder coat. cleaning threads is a pain
in addition be careful powder coat kicks azz until it gets chipped. then it turns into a mess. (rust underneath and flakes off)
spray bomb can be touched up in place
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Drifting
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From: Calgary Alberta
dta, that intake looks really, really good.
I got pressed for time so I wire brushed and sanded my intake and then got a few coats of Chevy orange enamel on it and bolted it back on...looks much better...not as good as yours of course. I'll try to get a pic up.
I got pressed for time so I wire brushed and sanded my intake and then got a few coats of Chevy orange enamel on it and bolted it back on...looks much better...not as good as yours of course. I'll try to get a pic up.
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Drifting
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From: Calgary Alberta
Here's a shot of my engine bay from last night. Intake is in Dupli-Color 1620 Chevy Orange. I thought it looked a bit bright, but once it was back on the engine it just looks "newer" than the water pump's shade, etc.
An older "before" picture from when I got the car, didn't look that bad before I suppose...but have dumped lots of things and replaced with stock, including the fuel line and filter, heater hoses, rad hose, PCV, rebuilt the carb and adjusted all the linkages, etc. I like the result so far. This summer I'm going to look at swapping out the replacement master cylinder for an original style one. Also got the washer bag in last night...maybe one of the worst ideas in automotive history, right there.
An older "before" picture from when I got the car, didn't look that bad before I suppose...but have dumped lots of things and replaced with stock, including the fuel line and filter, heater hoses, rad hose, PCV, rebuilt the carb and adjusted all the linkages, etc. I like the result so far. This summer I'm going to look at swapping out the replacement master cylinder for an original style one. Also got the washer bag in last night...maybe one of the worst ideas in automotive history, right there.
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Edelbrock has black intakes that they powdercoat:
http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive_...lds_main.shtml
So if they are doing it, should be no problem!
http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive_...lds_main.shtml
So if they are doing it, should be no problem!