Anyone powder coated their intake yet?
03-31-2004, 06:32 PM
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Anyone powder coated their intake yet? And by that I mean the LSX.. or LS6 for that matter. Not just painted, but powder coated. Will it melt? Though I read it could be done to the LSX, but now I cant find that.
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03-31-2004, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by BAD *** TA WS6
A composite intake doesn't get that hot, not hot enough to melt powdercoat away I wouldn't think? I could very easily be wrong, maybe you could ask one of the board powdercoaters?
The stuff needs to be BAKED on the part.
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400 degrees for 20 minutes is the typical cure process. While I won't say it's impossible, I'm not sure it can be done. You can powdercoat parts that aren't metal (no electromagnetic charge), it just takes some creativity and experience. I haven't tried an intake yet, but there are ways to get it to stick. I don't know if it would melt or not. I might try it soon.
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04-01-2004, 09:15 PM
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I believe that generic powder is just finely ground up plastic. Then you just melt it on. It would be hard to get a good even coat without charging, but you might be able to do it with an ion gun (used in electronic assy) by charging the work first then trying to coat. It would waste alot of powder also.
04-01-2004, 09:17 PM
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They bake at like 550-660 degrees, I think the intake may be able to handle that?
Official responce from fast is as follows:
As far as heat, no, it won't hurt it. The manifold is made of stronger
material than stock. That goes for strength and heat.
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Official responce from fast is as follows:
As far as heat, no, it won't hurt it. The manifold is made of stronger
material than stock. That goes for strength and heat.
Regards,
TECH
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04-02-2004, 01:06 AM
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I know plastic can be powdercoated and it will stick, but I'm not sure I know the tricks to do it. I WILL try it at some point, but while I'm busy and don't have time for experimental products, I will continue to paint them like this.....
http://community.webshots.com/album/121302312VDPqdd
http://community.webshots.com/album/121302312VDPqdd
