Another trip to the powder coater. Ok, so here's what happened- On the covers with the fill and breather holes some of the blasting went through...
Not an easy answer. You don't want them coated on the inside or the gasket surfaces touched. They blast the outside and leave the insides...
Same as the chrome. I learned the hard way that the plating on the inside is an issue when blasting and powder coating. The heat can make the...
Corrosion on the bolts hast been an issue. A light touch of polish and they look as new.
I think chrome are $275ish and $315ish for the breather and oil fill ones. I really like the gold but I've heard it pits even faster than the...
Thank you. I’d do it again.
here's out it came out. A lot of learning but I think it looks better. [ATTACH]
The oven temp is 400°. Like I said, any gloss finish will take 3x the time at least to get it right. It's not bubbles. What you're seeing is...
I’m back to black wrinkle. I didn’t like white gloss. Too many imperfections. You can take them out but it’s $’s. Wrinkle really covers. The...
I put a closer shot above. Yes, I'll polish the bolts too :)
The surprise to me was how well and pit free the finish ended up. I had gone with wrinkle to cover flaws but I think it will support just being...
I got the two test covers back. The net is I'm surprised how well they came out. I had intentionally used ones that were pretty pitted. The...
I think wrinkle finish is more the norm? My CAT's and Volvo diesels had wrinkle finish IIRC. A this point, I'm starting to lose my mind with...
Update, sort of: I took two covers in to be done in black wrinkle. It's actually a pretty light wrinkle. $25 each in quantity of 24. They...
Haveing If you're on Apple bring the photo up in pictures. Go under the file tab to export. Chose medium format hand click export. It should...
We'll see but I think so. It's got enough texture that surface doesn't have to be perfect. What would look great is to mill the top of the MAN...
Captholli- I think this is one of those things that getting the last 10% to get to smooth perfection will cost 5x more. It’s the prep as you...
Here's the starting point. This is one of the worst ones. I ran into a boat that had gold ones too. They really didn't hold up. [ATTACH]
I don't know. I've never watched the temps in the engine room after I've been running but I don't think they go up much. I've got pretty large...
