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Poll: Powdercoated parts: Yea or Nay
08-01-2006, 10:31 PM
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Poll: Powdercoated parts: Yea or Nay
I recently had my "spider" intake powder-coated. I'm not completely happy with the results....here are the pictures. Should I take the parts back to the shop and complain, or just live with it?
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08-01-2006, 10:40 PM
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To me it looks like a question of whether the casting was prepared to be smooth first. Did they explain what you should expect for a result? Is there a chance they didn't know you want to pay extra to have them prepped? I am just guessing, but I wouldn't be happy with those results.
08-01-2006, 10:41 PM
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The way the casting is on those parts, I doubt having them re-do it will make it any better. How is the powder coating wrong? Can't tell for sure from the pics but I don't see where it is the shop's fault.
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08-01-2006, 10:53 PM
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Cropped zoom on mine.
Left runner good and smooth, next a little rougher, next rough front running low on powder, next uneven and blotchy since I dropped it and did a poor job on the recoat. They all have big sweaty palm prints on them.
Left runner good and smooth, next a little rougher, next rough front running low on powder, next uneven and blotchy since I dropped it and did a poor job on the recoat. They all have big sweaty palm prints on them.
08-01-2006, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Stan.Shaw@Excell.Net
To me it looks like a question of whether the casting was prepared to be smooth first. Did they explain what you should expect for a result? Is there a chance they didn't know you want to pay extra to have them prepped? I am just guessing, but I wouldn't be happy with those results.
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08-01-2006, 10:54 PM
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There will always be surface imperfections that will show through but those look mottled. Powder coating follows some of the same rules as painting. If it is not clean you will get "fish eyes" just as easy as paint.
This cam cover had corrosion underneath the factory "paint" and it is evident that the powdercoating does not erase the imperfections but you can also see a undisturbed surface of powdercoating which is the same thickness and gloss.
This cam cover had corrosion underneath the factory "paint" and it is evident that the powdercoating does not erase the imperfections but you can also see a undisturbed surface of powdercoating which is the same thickness and gloss.
08-01-2006, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by FlyingDog
Cropped zoom on mine.
Left runner good and smooth, next a little rougher, next rough front running low on powder, next uneven and blotchy since I dropped it and did a poor job on the recoat. They all have big sweaty palm prints on them.
Left runner good and smooth, next a little rougher, next rough front running low on powder, next uneven and blotchy since I dropped it and did a poor job on the recoat. They all have big sweaty palm prints on them.
08-01-2006, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Normy
I don't know how all the "acne" pock-marks got there. It occurs to me that this shouldn't happen...
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08-01-2006, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by FlyingDog
Contamination. I had that problem on a few parts which then went from silverish to black.
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