turbo coatings
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From: woodbine, md
turbo coatings I see a lot of rusty turbo's, what is a good coating for them-will header paint hold up
I thought about having the header coating, but not sure if they can be taken apart to do that (BW S475)
I thought about having the header coating, but not sure if they can be taken apart to do that (BW S475)
Google "turbo ceramic coating" for the best option.
Poor mans alternative is krylon BBQ grill paint. It's kept the rust off my hotside and turbo housing better than the more expensive VHT and similar high temp paints. Seems to hold up for years if applied correctly.
Poor mans alternative is krylon BBQ grill paint. It's kept the rust off my hotside and turbo housing better than the more expensive VHT and similar high temp paints. Seems to hold up for years if applied correctly.
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From: woodbine, md
if I take the V band off, does the turbine housing come off and the little impeller stay in, or does the whole thing have to come apart-I swiveled the housing just to get the drain downward, but don't want to go into the unknown, lol
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My turbos sit exposed under the car and were starting to show corrosion pretty quickly.
I just sprayed the lot with BBQ paint. Painted everywhere I could. Compressor cover, centre, turbine, the heap !
Only thing with the BBQ paint, the instructions on mine said you need to cure within 1 hour of paint drying.
ie get them up to normal working temperature and let them sit at that for 30 mins or so.
So far the paint hasnt burnt off and is holding up pretty well.
I just sprayed the lot with BBQ paint. Painted everywhere I could. Compressor cover, centre, turbine, the heap !
Only thing with the BBQ paint, the instructions on mine said you need to cure within 1 hour of paint drying.
ie get them up to normal working temperature and let them sit at that for 30 mins or so.
So far the paint hasnt burnt off and is holding up pretty well.
3 basic sections to the turbo; compressor housing, center cartridge, exhaust/turbine housing. The compressor and turbine housings are attached with vbands to the center cartridge, they simply slide off with the vband removed.
