Powder Coating WAS:Need some HowTo for Oil pan replacement

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Huw et al:
8 days ago in the Sunday paper Sears FLYER/CIRCULAR had a powder coating gun 
for $130.  I'll check into it.
-Scott by BOSTON

From: Huw Powell <>

> I also want to sandblast the cover and paint it before putting it in. Any
> preferences for primer and paint? I would assume to use a high temp type
> paint.

Powder coating is nice if you can find someone to do it.  A hard, 
durable finish.  High temp paint should be fine - remember your oil 
rarely gets over 150 C - and normal running is just over the coolant 
temp.  Just do a good, slow job, thin coats, etc.  The oil pan takes a 
lot of "natural" sandblasting as you drive, so it might get ugly fast 
with normal paint.

-- 
Huw Powell