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 smithy68
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| posted on March 17th, 2011 at 10:35 PM |
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Tin ware
What is the best way to paint the tin ware?
Get it powder coated, or with regular spray can, what do most people do?
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annosL
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| posted on March 17th, 2011 at 10:49 PM |
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I used POR15, brushed on, looks good
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| posted on March 17th, 2011 at 10:53 PM |
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depends on what look your after. mines got 2 pac on it but then again half of its fibreglass.
powder coating looks nice though
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| posted on March 17th, 2011 at 11:18 PM |
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What's wrong with the paint that's on it? I've never had to paint tinware. The paint was pretty durable from the factory and they usually spend
half their life smeared with oil so I've never seen one that was rusty or didn't clean up pretty nicely with a rag.
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| posted on March 18th, 2011 at 06:02 AM |
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Powder coat is best but make sure you fit the tin ware to engine first then starighten it and or repair as necessary as once is coated if u
bend u will crack the coatings
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| posted on March 18th, 2011 at 09:17 AM |
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The key is in the prep if you are gonna paint.
I've painted several of mine, if you spend the time prepping and use quality paint it holds up well for years.
No need for hi-temp paints, tinware doesn't get hot enough to cure hi-temp paint properly.
That said though I did have the tin on my 1776 powedercoated white and the difference was night and day to paint.
It does cost more but you only have to do it once.
Like Birch said test fit the tin first, after mine was sandblasted and powercoated there was a rust spot that showed up and bend in the fan backing
plate.
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| posted on March 18th, 2011 at 06:53 PM |
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Dpends what job you want. Pull it down and prep it for a nice finish. Good paint will last and a good finish looks sweet
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