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Old Feb 15, 2004 | 09:35 PM
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Chris, we'll probably have a crank, pistons, bearings, etc. for you in the next few weeks.
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Old Feb 15, 2004 | 10:40 PM
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Here's a pic of one of my Diamond Pistons with coating on the top and skirts:

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Who coated those?
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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Nick@AP-Engineering
Who coated those?
Swaintech

http://swaintech.com/goldcoat.html

I wasn't aware that Diamond did these coatings too, or else I would have ordered them already coated.
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Originally Posted by Chris@AP-Engineering
Wade they will not affect your balance. It barely adds any weight and is applied evenly to the parts. Plus we could get this done for you on the crank prior to you getting the crank. Let me know if your interested.

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How much to top coat pistons and coat the piston skirts? I have a new set of diamond pistons sitting here for my build i'm working on and may be interested in geting them done.

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