Powdercoated some intakes!
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From: Ft. Irwin, California (But Virginia is home)
Honestly, not sure it really matters on the color...it's dark in there.
BTW, they both look very nice!!
true powdercoating is done by changing the electrical charges on something. i find it highly unlikely that electrical charges could easily be manipulated on plastic to yield a true powdercoat...the plastic used for those intakes is a thermoset so heat should not damage it. not saying that whatever you used is not a reliable process, but until you post up how you did it, im doubting its powdercoat.
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true powdercoating is done by changing the electrical charges on something. i find it highly unlikely that electrical charges could easily be manipulated on plastic to yield a true powdercoat...the plastic used for those intakes is a thermoset so heat should not damage it. not saying that whatever you used is not a reliable process, but until you post up how you did it, im doubting its powdercoat.
no secret "HOT FLOCK" it The powder is a plastic. A very fine plastic. Bring the piece up to temp., pull it from the oven, then shoot. the fine plastic, (or powder coat) will stick to the substrait (intake). Bake until powder starts to gloss over, pull part and be sure you coated everywhere, if you did, your good put it back in and cure, if you didnt, shoot it again, and continue until you get good coating.
No secret, go to a powder coating site and search "HOT FLOCK" and you will find out for yourself. You DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT have to have a charge to shoot powder, but it sure helps to not waste alot of powder.
No secret, go to a powder coating site and search "HOT FLOCK" and you will find out for yourself. You DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT have to have a charge to shoot powder, but it sure helps to not waste alot of powder.
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MrElectric I dont know if it has been done on a FAST, but I have been told the FAST intakes will take up to 650 degrees, which is well above any powder coating cure temp. So in theory its doable, but I dont know anyone in Cali so I cant help you there.
Cool, well if anyone in socal can do this and wont screw up my ported fast 92...shoot me a PM!
somebody said that there was a sponsor who did this...well he/she needs to post up on the cost of said power coating...and kick *** job ...and technically speaking you could get the air lid done to match yes?
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why not just take to a powder coat shop?
i have a powder coat gun, and an oven, ive done couple calipers, and from what i understand all u gotta do is preheat the manifold then spray it, then cook it, pretty simple, i might try it on my fast
i have a powder coat gun, and an oven, ive done couple calipers, and from what i understand all u gotta do is preheat the manifold then spray it, then cook it, pretty simple, i might try it on my fast
