Powder Coating

[Dave Keillor]

I have an intake manifold I want to have powder coated. Any recommendations?

Dave Keillor

[washburn]

Is it cast? If so, make sure to tell your powdercoater. Ask them if they need to de-gas it. Basically, if there's a gas pocket in your casting, it may blow up in the oven while baking the powdercoating. De-gassing is a low temperature rise to test it. May blow up anyway. :)

Otherwise, your local powdercoater should be able to handle it O.K. Sorry, my powdercoater is here in Wausau...can't recommend any others. Good luck!

[Chad]

Interesting...you are in wausau. I am originally from Wausau and my parents still live there. I am assuming you powdercoat at Crystal Finishes? or is it Chemchrome? I had them do some stuff back in high school. You have a decent drive to events huh?
-Chad

[washburn]

Yup...I'm here smack dab in the center of the sports car universe....Wausau, Wi. I've pu t a few miles on many vehicles getting to and from events in the past 10 years!

We use Crystal Finishing for all of our cabinet and pit cart work here at C Tech. They do a nice job, but we expect to put in our own line in a couple of years. What is your families name?

[DCM]

Dave
How about bead blasting this manifold, and then clear coating it?
Dwight

[Dave Keillor]

The manifold is new, so it's clean. Clear coating it is my fall-back position. My preference is powder coating for longevity.

Dave

[phile]

Originally posted by Dave Keillor


The manifold is new, so it's clean. Clear coating it is my fall-back position. My preference is powder coating for longevity.

Dave

Clear-coating and powder-coating are not mutually exclusive things. There is such a thing as clear-coating via powder-coating.

[mikeDavis]

Dave, I've used http://www.newimagecoatings.com/ in Ham Lake at the referral of the McCullough's and I've been very happy with them.

Mike

[DCM]

Mike
make that Lino Lakes.
DCM

[Strider]

Color Technologies (Tony Conlin) did my RS4 sumer wheels. They are amazing 651-402-6495 is Tony's cell phone let him know that Doug sent ya.

[HandCommand]

Powdercoating Technologies in Plymouth, MN is where I have my powdercoating done. Ive used them for the last couple of years.