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| posted on November 4th, 2003 at 11:00 AM |
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powder coating tinware
What is the process. Have to get sandblasted first?
What would it cost to get a set of kombi tin done.
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| posted on November 4th, 2003 at 11:08 AM |
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Mine just got sent off to the powdercoaters... I think they did whatever needed to be done. Don't remember how much mine cost, but its beetle
anyway. Not as expensive as HPC :P
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| posted on November 4th, 2003 at 03:54 PM |
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I had mine done local (Botany), $100 for 13 items all up I think. But I did do the sandblasting. type 1.
Lots of places do the blasting as well as the coating.
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| posted on November 4th, 2003 at 08:29 PM |
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IS the powder coating a high temp coating, I realise it probably no good for exhuast pipes but do the powder coaters reckon the Coating will last on
engine tin ware. I'd love to get mine done!!
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| posted on November 4th, 2003 at 09:19 PM |
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If it is not necessarily for a show vehicle, then spray can epoxy enamel is really good. I scrubbed our tinware and gave a coat of epoxy and it is
really tough. It is not brittle so it wont chip. :thumb
only $8 for a can. I did everything that can be done.
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| posted on November 5th, 2003 at 04:23 PM |
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I use the $5.00 spray cans of semi gloss black from the hardware shop, I bead blast the tinware first, works good enough for me.
Easy to touch up if you scratch a bit too.
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| posted on November 5th, 2003 at 04:53 PM |
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NO the first step is to ge the stuff fitted to yr engine and make sure you have all the right bits.
Second step is to make sure its all straight and not cracked, if so fix it before you send it for painting other wise yr wasting yr time and money.
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| posted on November 5th, 2003 at 04:53 PM |
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NO the first step is to ge the stuff fitted to yr engine and make sure you have all the right bits.
Second step is to make sure its all straight and not cracked, if so fix it before you send it for painting other wise yr wasting yr time and money.
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| posted on November 5th, 2003 at 05:19 PM |
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Whatever you do dont get the oil breather sand blasted, I've seen a motor destroyed by having the tinware powdercoated.....they couldnt get all
the sand out of the oil breather......it went into the engine, and the engine lasted a couple of months and was stuffed......
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| posted on November 5th, 2003 at 05:34 PM |
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Powder coating works on tinware and stays on. It was on my tinware in kombi #1.
I only want to do the tin that is visible in the engine bay. ie the back, tops, 4 around the front of the fan shroud, and the shroud itself. Why? Cos
its got flaking paint, lightly rusted so needs blasting too. If I get it blasted and powder coated then I dont have to spend time trying to clean it.
I've already done the panel beating on it, made cover plates for unwanted EFI holes.
Maybe I should just pay to have it blasted and spray it. I dunno. I'll ring around tomorrow and see how much extra the powdercoating is over
blasting.
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| posted on November 5th, 2003 at 05:45 PM |
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Salahahdin, powder coating is used by OEMs on radiators, so i reckon it will cope with tinware temps.
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| posted on November 5th, 2003 at 05:56 PM |
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spay painted mine with my gun using charcoal hamertone - came up quite nicely
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| posted on November 11th, 2003 at 11:48 AM |
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Sweeet. Just picked it up and it looks great. And the surprise of the century, I was quoted 'around $150' but they only charged me $70. Wish
I had of got the fan housing done now.
So tomorrow after my exam I'm coming home to hopefully make some VW sounds.
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