Powder Coated Intake, Cam covers
05-08-2006, 08:40 AM
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Khaled.... Do a Google search for PC products, and see if anything turns up. I don't think my intake was clearcoated at all, I thought about doing it myself prior to reassembing everything but decided against it. The powdercoat by itself is very durable. I agree with Matt...its probably a sprayed on clearcoat that has yellowed on your car. You might be able to get this off without damaging the powdercoated finish, but you'll need to do some research as to "how"...never tried that before.
05-08-2006, 01:34 PM
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PC is powder coat. If it is a painted clearcoat you may be able to use a mild paintstripper to remove it without harming the powder coat under it. You should call somebody who knows what they're doing to make sure you get the right stuff or you could risk discoloring or damaging the PC even though it is quite chemical resistant.
05-08-2006, 01:46 PM
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I'm not sure if any of your remember Save Schaeffer, but he always suggested a multi-step process to prep these pieces for paint of PC. The reason was that they are magnesium, porus, and have soaked up quite a bit of oil over the years. An acide dip after blasting was suggsted, and i think a bake, and then another cleaning process to get the baked out oils.
05-08-2006, 01:56 PM
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My Intake had practically intact factory baked on finish stll covering it Brendan, so I doubt there was any oil permeation into the magnesium alloy. And...just a earnest glass-beading, took the flaking factory finish right off. Now on the cam covers, there coulld easily be this issue, unless the factory finish was still in good condition, vitually "sealing" the poroous magnesium alloy from oil saturation. You are right though. For the investment costs of the "PC" (learned something new there...thanks Matt)... its worth it to make sure your fresh powder coat has a clean dry surface to adhere to, and not one that oil has been able to penetrate the pores, or it won't hold up "long-term".
05-08-2006, 02:31 PM
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thanks for the feedback. I will ask my mechanic on what the guy who powdercoated did exactly and go from there. It should be fixed under warranty. I will also be changing the ISV valve and the Throttle Switch and update the breather system with the GTS setup when i get those parts off.
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thanks for the feedback. I will ask my mechanic on what the guy who powdercoated did exactly and go from there. It should be fixed under warranty. I will also be changing the ISV valve and the Throttle Switch and update the breather system with the GTS setup when i get those parts off.
Sincerely,
05-08-2006, 03:06 PM
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Considering that you already have yellow calipers, plug wires, and intake tubes, I would get them powdercoated gloss black, with yellow lettering. It would make your engine compartment uniform in style and color. If you already have black and yellow stuff in there, why not complete the look?
05-08-2006, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by bcdavis
Considering that you already have yellow calipers, plug wires, and intake tubes, I would get them powdercoated gloss black, with yellow lettering. It would make your engine compartment uniform in style and color. If you already have black and yellow stuff in there, why not complete the look?
05-08-2006, 03:58 PM
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BC, Jeff....thanks for the input. Still trying to lineup a powder coater, should have a contact in a day or so. But, first I want the TB/WB job finished. Black cam covers with yellow PORSCHE script would look sharp, although you wouldn't see much with the intake hoses in place.
05-08-2006, 04:05 PM
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Thats true Bill....thats why I only did my intake and left the cam covers alone...you can't see them anyway unless the top of the engine is dismantled, so you'd be doing them f or the most part for you're mechanic... 
05-08-2006, 04:50 PM
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Yes, the bearing and seal has to be removed. Once I get things out and apart, that's when I'll decide on painting versus powder coat. I may just end up cleaning like mad and using good high quality high-temp engine paint. Will probably send the fuel injectors out for cleaning and rebuilding.
05-10-2006, 02:38 PM
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I agree with bcdavis (and my own previous posts 
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Black with silver or yellow would rock
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Black with silver or yellow would rock