Powdercoating Problems and Questions

[Huw Powell]

> > >   Thats my thought to.  Damn.  What a PITA.  It SHOULDN't Come
> > > loose, but could.  ANd that scares me.
> >
> > it won't come loose.  powder is rugged as hell, and remember, it's baked
> > on at 400 deg. F - it's oil temp proof.
> 
> ...at which point it's molten... it's melted onto whatever it covers
> and the temperature it's baked on must be great enough to melt it.
> 
> So the question is what temperature does it melt at and will the
> oil temp get that high...  We've heard of oil temps of 300 deg. F.
> Is that OK?

I just called my shop, Universal Powder Coat in Portsmouth NH (603 436
0506 talk to Scott, president) to verify and there should be no
problem.  As I said, I have been running powder coated oil pans and cam
covers for years now, I've seen 150 deg C oil in the coupe repeatedly,
and experienced no problems.  There is at least overspray inside that
pan and cover.  My intake mfld shows no signs of problems, either, even
where it is bolted to the head.

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Huw Powell

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