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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 08:41 PM
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Anybody ever do this or powder coat them? I'm doing an electric and was thinkin about doin it while its off?

I couldn't find anything with the search so lets see some pics if you have
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 09:04 PM
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I paid someone to paint my WP, Intake and Acc bracket red this summer.
It looked good, but it flaked after the install. Which is really too bad because otherwise, he did a good job.
Powdercoating would have been a much smarter idea.



I've since stripped them all and left them that way.
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 09:12 PM
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I painted mine gloss black with Dupli color stuff. I sanded it with 320, primed, two coats of gloss, and a light coat of clear:


Everything was going to be gloss black or polished.
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Beaflag VonRathburg
Everything was going to be gloss black or polished.
I figured you would polish everything down to get the extra couple ounces of WR
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 09:47 PM
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^ I had to do it to offset the added weight of the paint.
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 12:03 AM
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 10:15 AM
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James Montigny, thats what I was afraid of happening with paint. I'm really liking the black look though!
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Funkybird
James Montigny, thats what I was afraid of happening with paint. I'm really liking the black look though!
Painted mine with the Pontiac Blue duplicolor engine paint and it has never flaked or peeled. Still looks good after 9 years. It's all in the prep work to keep it from coming off.

Here's a pic: (new 9 years ago)



and today:

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mine is black now...

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