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| posted on November 8th, 2005 at 09:49 AM |
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tinware etc paint
can you use normal paint on it or do you have to use the high heat stuff or something else?
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blutopless2
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| posted on November 8th, 2005 at 12:04 PM |
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not sure about the paint side of it but have you thought of powdercoating?
see.... air and water do mix 
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| posted on November 8th, 2005 at 12:17 PM |
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get it powder coated, itll last forever and it real cheao too. or you could go mega cheap and get the 'oh yeah its looks pretty alright' look and do
what i did and use a rattle can of hammertone silver paint, used it on all of my tinware and i never had any troubles with it
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akean1
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| posted on November 8th, 2005 at 12:21 PM |
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i used the heatproof stuff, but will be powdercoating next time round
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| posted on November 8th, 2005 at 12:44 PM |
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this is my motor when i bought the car... it had been transplanted out of a blue car...
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see.... air and water do mix
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| posted on November 8th, 2005 at 12:44 PM |
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this is what my motor looks like now after powdercoating.
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see.... air and water do mix
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1997 MK3 Golf GL
2003 NB Cabrio
2012 Golf VI GTI
2014 Audi A4 Quattro |
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| posted on November 8th, 2005 at 12:45 PM |
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another shot
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see.... air and water do mix
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| posted on November 8th, 2005 at 12:50 PM |
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i had the lot done together... all tinware, rocker covers, alt & crank pulleys, oil filler and tube, fuel tank, steering arms. cost of just over $120
and done in 24 hrs.
All you need to do is sandblast the bits clean so the powdercoating comes up ok.
It took me about 1.5hrs to sandblast all the pieces.
see.... air and water do mix
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| posted on November 8th, 2005 at 02:22 PM |
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I personaly run heat proof paint just incase, but there's really no need to. I've had powder coating done in the past and it looks great and wears
well, but as soon as you get a chip etc, you can't blend it in very well using a presure pack for touch ups.
Thats my 2 cents.
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