jnormandale
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| posted on 24/11/08 at 11:17 AM |
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Powder Coating Engine
Hi Guys,
Has anyone before powder coated the outside of their engine block and head at all?
Have a home powder coating kit and was wondering whether this is possible?
Cheers
James
[Edited on 09/12/2007 by jnormandale]
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nick205
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| posted on 24/11/08 at 11:46 AM |
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No experience of it, but I suspect you might struggle to get enough heat into the block to do it properly. I'm not sure it would last that well
either as the masked edges would probably start to fail and peel.
Powder coating seems to work best and be the most durable when you can coat the entire component.
High temp engine block paints do the job pretty well. Can be a fiddly job and getting the block mechanically and chemically clean enough really needs
to be done professionally to ensure a good enough paint key though.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 24/11/08 at 12:17 PM |
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Floor paint is your friend.
You don't need high temp paint for the block.
I always use grey industrial 1 pack floor paint and its lasted 5 years on a daily use road car (my brother's manta)
cheers
Nat
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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