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yes you can coat all that ---- if you want



This guy did the Wastegate housing, exhaust housing, manifold, downpipe & wg dump tube, and cylinder head

http://www.akarimotorsports.com/CoatingTurbo.html

green91

that looks REALLY good.. to bad i am doing a true HMT setup.. no money allocation for paint lol

lkailburn

wow that coating is sooo nice!! but i'm sure its gonna carry a heavy price tag with it because of its heat dispersant properties.. ..

ouch yah i just checked out the website. i dont' want to dish out that kinda cash for it..

guess i'm still on the look

-Luke

quadnie

i've often had the urge to just sandblast the hell out of some exhaust parts and somehow get them ceramic coated.. just don't know any place that does it local and I don't feel like paying shipping on sending my crap off.

I was wondering maybe you could get the ceramic coating yourself then take it down to the local jr. college and have them fire it in their kiln? Just a thought, anyone else care to comment?

lkailburn

hmm.. i will have to look around for a place that can do ceramic coating. my dad can take anything in and get anything sand blasted(and welded too) for free. alum welding has a price tag cuz they don't have the tig welder

but anyways.. i'll look for places that can do ceramic coating i guess?

more discussion?

-Luke

nissanspeed

Quadnie, powders dont remelt when they are heated, unless they are a thermoplastic, which isnt used for looks, its used for function such as being a electrical insulator. What people are using for looks are thermosets, which once cured, wont reflow. There are high temp silicone based powders on the market used on parts that reach 1200-2000 degrees, but they dont offer any type of thermal barrier, only looks and are limtied in color to black and silvers. They are also very exspensive. Ceramic coating is what you are going to want to go with. I stock/apply a satin black manifold coating, just like the one pictured in the photos abaz posted. Im guessing it is probally the same product. Comp cams did a test using this coating, and measured a temp drop of about 200 degrees measured one inch from the header, which is pretty good. It is solvent based and air cures, not heat required. It has a 5 day cure time, and can be applied with a spray gun. You can see it here:

http://www.trgperformance.com/NewPic...blackmani2.JPG

This was applied on a log manifold for a friend. If you want more info about the product or need some, lemme know.

lkailburn

nissanspeed-- to be honest a large part of why i want this done is for cosmetics.. but having functional advantages would deffinitly be a plus...

unfortunatly to get the products that give those advantages are going to put out some high prices.. and that takes away from the whole idea of an HMT setup.

let me know what kind of prices i'd be looking at

-Luke

nissanspeed

I can sell you enough of the product to do a manifold for $20. All you'll need to do is sand blast it, and use a spray gun to apply it, and let air dry in a non humid environment for 4-5 days.

CivicComingSoon

just wandering why not ? powder coating is put on the metal magnetically and then baked, that ---- dents before it scratches. cause i wanted to powercoat a 3sgte mani black cause there is a place right down the road that powdercoats.

nissanspeed

Powder coating is put on electrostatically, and it does dent before it scratches. It has a 150+ inlb impact resistance, and a high abrasion resistance. It's a polymer, aka pretty much a plastic. Your conventional powders adhesion will break downin temps over 350+ degrees for long periods of time.