Rippers

Can it handle high temps? ie if you had a metal turbo heatshield powder coated?

Si B

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No

I know, been there with some special 'high temp' powder coat.

It turned into powder when it got hot, then settled on the rest of my engine buggering the rest of the finish!

Si

Rippers

Oh forget that then

Si B

iTrader: (59)

Incidentally, depending on the colour, they normally bake between 150-200 degrees C, so if the heat shield or other parts get hotter than this, the stuff will burn / flake off.

Si

Rippers

Was just reading on a powder coating website

Si B

iTrader: (59)

Sounds good- should be up to the job. Prob only a few specialists who can apply it - they'd need a fat oven to bake it in!

On my manifold I use B&Q barbeque paint - gash as it sounds it takes the heat nicely!!

Si

Jay,

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si pics or

Damo V

Just get it stove enamelled

Si B

iTrader: (59)

Ok, this one shows my minty new engine - the smoke you can see is the powder coating burning off! Should have seen it when I first started the car - couldn't even see the damm car in the garage for all the sooty shit that floated off it! This was some kind of fancy high temp stuff my powder coater bloke recommended!



This one shows the exhaust manifold with the powder coating bubbling off - it took a few weeks to vanish completely.



No pics of the BBQ paint yet, but it looks mint 3 track days and one rolling road session later. Costs £6.99 tin, looks better than the standard rusty manifold!

Si

Rick

zinc primer takes the heat no probs