Powder Coating
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We are hoping to powder coat items under the hood of my 2004 Coupe and it occured to us that maybe the composites would be harmed by the 400+ degees it takes to cure it..
Any thoughts would be appreciated..
Tom
We are hoping to powder coat items under the hood of my 2004 Coupe and it occured to us that maybe the composites would be harmed by the 400+ degees it takes to cure it..
Any thoughts would be appreciated..
Tom
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No way you can get away with this, IMO, and that of others'. I looked into powder coating the intake manifold a few years ago at a powder coating hose and, after some research, the owner discovered the manifold would never withstand the heat cycle. The manifold is some tough plastic so I seriously doubt the other plastics under the hood could even match its heat tolerance.
One easy way to test this is to buy a spare piece off ebay or here in the for-sale section and try heating it in an oven set up to do something similar or ask a powdercoating house to test heat it for you. Could save you some time and $.
One easy way to test this is to buy a spare piece off ebay or here in the for-sale section and try heating it in an oven set up to do something similar or ask a powdercoating house to test heat it for you. Could save you some time and $.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
Originally Posted by Patches
No way you can get away with this, IMO, and that of others'. I looked into powder coating the intake manifold a few years ago at a powder coating hose and, after some research, the owner discovered the manifold would never withstand the heat cycle. The manifold is some tough plastic so I seriously doubt the other plastics under the hood could even match its heat tolerance.
One easy way to test this is to buy a spare piece off ebay or here in the for-sale section and try heating it in an oven set up to do something similar or ask a powdercoating house to test heat it for you. Could save you some time and $.
One easy way to test this is to buy a spare piece off ebay or here in the for-sale section and try heating it in an oven set up to do something similar or ask a powdercoating house to test heat it for you. Could save you some time and $.
Better stick to metal pieces only for powdercoating. 
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
Originally Posted by NSTG8R
ok that's it .. i've had it .. i'm pulling my intake off and sticking it in the oven!
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Send a PM to Corvette Pilot and ask. He is a CF supporting vendor and that's what he does. Here is a link to his website....
http://www.thepowdercoater.com/
http://www.thepowdercoater.com/
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I have powdercoated some things myself and the only thing that you can powdercoat and get away with is metals. You cannot do plastic as it will not survive the 400+ degree heat. I have heard that as long as the temp does not exceed 500+ degrees then the metals will be ok. After 500+ degrees the metals will weaken due to the heat. This is especially a concern when powdercoating wheels.
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Don't you need to electrify the piece you are coating? Plastic does not conduct electricity, so the paint won't stick anyway. I think you're out of luck. As for the heat I would think it could survive 400 because the underhood temps can get up there. The exaust headers can get above 1000 and the radiant heat is 400+. the FRC are close enough that they would melt if they could not tollerate the temps. But I would think plastic can't be coated.
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09
Originally Posted by Patches
No way you can get away with this, IMO, and that of others'. I looked into powder coating the intake manifold a few years ago at a powder coating hose and, after some research, the owner discovered the manifold would never withstand the heat cycle. The manifold is some tough plastic so I seriously doubt the other plastics under the hood could even match its heat tolerance.
One easy way to test this is to buy a spare piece off ebay or here in the for-sale section and try heating it in an oven set up to do something similar or ask a powdercoating house to test heat it for you. Could save you some time and $.
One easy way to test this is to buy a spare piece off ebay or here in the for-sale section and try heating it in an oven set up to do something similar or ask a powdercoating house to test heat it for you. Could save you some time and $.
with Patches. But my question is why would you want these parts powder coated? There are plenty of paints and gel-coats that can withstand the heat of the engine compartment. And you're able to sand out the orange peel. With powder coat, you're stuck with orange peel. Powder coat is great for some applications, but FRC's, etc. would look like crap compared to being painted.
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Like stated above, check with Corvette Pilot. He did alot of stuff for me and it not only looks awesome, his turn around is next to nothing. Great to deal with too.
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From: The Beautiful Greater Bay Area California
Originally Posted by blacksedan87
Send a PM to Corvette Pilot and ask. He is a CF supporting vendor and that's what he does. Here is a link to his website....
http://www.thepowdercoater.com/
http://www.thepowdercoater.com/
Great link, Rands! 
