When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
I want to thank all of you for helping me with this and will follow all the suggestions that everyone gave and will be cleaning them at least 5 times since I really really don't want to damage my engine. And that powdercoater wont be doing any of my other parts ever again. Terrible guy!
Another question I have is if any of the detergents or the hot water could damage the paint? And, what paint do most use for the raised and lower letters?
If you want a nice looking end product for the lettering, contact Bertrand Daoust for a set of vinyl stick-ons. Much better looking than any hand painted effort.
How can Manuel get the powder coating off of the machined surfaces? Seems to me he will have to sand/file it with something harder than the coating but softer than the aluminum, or he will have permanent oil and vacuum leaks.
I had an issue with the manifold warpping when I had it powder coated. Assembled everything and it whistled like you wouldn't believe.
To get it flat and smooth again, I place a sheet of glass on top of my cast iron table saw to create a very flat working surface. I then got 3 rolls of sandpaper of different grits. I took 2 strips and placed them on top of the glass where it would contact the manifold's mating surface (starting with the coursest grit. Then simply work the manifold back and forth. until the surface is clean and flat. Repeat with finer sandpaper to get a polished surface.
Using this process, I was able to get an extremely flat and polished surface.
It's been about 6 or 7 years and no problems.
I had an issue with the manifold warpping when I had it powder coated. Assembled everything and it whistled like you wouldn't believe.
To get it flat and smooth again, I place a sheet of glass on top of my cast iron table saw to create a very flat working surface. I then got 3 rolls of sandpaper of different grits. I took 2 strips and placed them on top of the glass where it would contact the manifold's mating surface (starting with the coursest grit. Then simply work the manifold back and forth. until the surface is clean and flat. Repeat with finer sandpaper to get a polished surface.
Using this process, I was able to get an extremely flat and polished surface.
It's been about 6 or 7 years and no problems.
Darn, that sounds like a pain. There must be some sandpaper that's just a little bit softer than alumin- I mean, magnesium.
I don't use paint but computer cut vinyl.
I digitized each letter/number.
The installation is quite simple. You install the letters one by one.
First, you make sure the surface is clean and free of any grease. There is a transfer tape on top of each letters.
You simply align it and gently put it on the top of the intake's lettering. If it is well aligned, you press on the transfer tape with your finger tip and then peel off the transfer tape. Not sure if it is clear but it is quite simple to do.
I did mine few years ago and they're still like new!
The photos were taken last summer.
It is a lot easier to do the job that way than paint it.
I use to paint signs and trucks by hand when I was younger and let me tell you that painting it by hand AND GET VERY NICE RESULT is quite hard unless you are use to do this.
With computer cut vinyl, you get razor sharp edges. It is a lot easier and if you want, you can remove it whenever you want without damaging the intake finish (on a powder coated intake). Like for changing color or returning to stock.
I can make them in a variety of basic colors.
"Porsche" and "32 V" in the same color or in 2 different colors.
You choose!
I can only make sets for the S4, GT and GTS intake.
been there with nickel plating. done so thick I couldn't use the parts. I'll never have anything powder coated again either. Paint is just as good because they are both just a polymer. one is melted, the other is dissolved in solution. usually a urethane. the drawback to powder coating is the heat used in the oven to melt it. It can damage the part. I have some old Ford wire wheels, one powder coated the other three painted. Impossible to tell the difference.
But....why is it OK that the shop that the OP took his intakes to chose to not follow not verbal instructions, but printed instructions?
Because they're just *********. Well that's the term we use here in Oz. Another one is "******".
I'd guess that the collective IQ of all the shop employees might struggle to reach three figures ... like 100.
Equally, the OP should wear some of the blame, for so readily accepting assurances from a shop he has not checked out. Mind you, this might not be as easy as it would first seem.
If you want a nice looking end product for the lettering, contact Bertrand Daoust for a set of vinyl stick-ons. Much better looking than any hand painted effort.
I don't use paint but computer cut vinyl.
I digitized each letter/number.
The installation is quite simple. You install the letters one by one.
First, you make sure the surface is clean and free of any grease. There is a transfer tape on top of each letters.
You simply align it and gently put it on the top of the intake's lettering. If it is well aligned, you press on the transfer tape with your finger tip and then peel off the transfer tape. Not sure if it is clear but it is quite simple to do.
I did mine few years ago and they're still like new!
The photos were taken last summer.
It is a lot easier to do the job that way than paint it.
I use to paint signs and trucks by hand when I was younger and let me tell you that painting it by hand AND GET VERY NICE RESULT is quite hard unless you are use to do this.
With computer cut vinyl, you get razor sharp edges. It is a lot easier and if you want, you can remove it whenever you want without damaging the intake finish (on a powder coated intake). Like for changing color or returning to stock.
I can make them in a variety of basic colors.
"Porsche" and "32 V" in the same color or in 2 different colors.
You choose!
I can only make sets for the S4, GT and GTS intake.
30$ + shipping.
Just PM me if you need a set.
Thanks.
Surely there's a law restricting the posting of pornography on car enthusiast web sites ... |:-\
02-29-2016, 01:37 PM
Thanks!
