Powdercoating Problems and Questions

[rob hod]

    Todd & co,


    As I understand it powdercoating is one of the few things that shrugs
off red-hot brake dust, when used as a coating on road wheels. Its certainly
a fave amongst the biking fraternity. Plus from my expericence its not *all*
that thick. Just very very very tough.

    I got the idea that the valve cover on my RT engine might be
powerdercoated already, certainly its totally intact 13 years later, whereas
the one on my CGT's KV engine was obviously conventionally painted once upon
a time, and is now pretty flaky. Anyway doesn't nearly every car on the road
have a few bits of crap skulking around in the sump (flamesuit on :)

    At the end of the day, only 'you' know how happy you feel about it.
regardless of the theory it sounds like you may be better off going back to
scratch!


    Cheers

rob, Off in a couple of hours to put another 500mi on the old wagon on a
weekend walking trip. Isn't it great that when it rains you can just jump in
the trunk and get changed out of all your wet walking gear with room to
spare!



----- Original Message ----- > Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 15:01:04 -0400
> From: Huw Powell <audi at mediaone.net>
> Reply-To: one at humanspeakers.com
> Organization: HUMAN Speakers
> To: Todd Phenneger <tquattroguy at yahoo.com>
> CC: Quattro <quattro at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: Powdercoating Problems and Questions
>
>
> >   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.
>
> my subframe isn't showing any chipping or wear after 3 years.
>
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> Huw Powell
>
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