Fred's 964

Have the 964 down for the 60K checkup and thought I would clean up the engine compartment. Here are some before and after pix of my valve covers, timing covers, and fan housing.

CWay27

Hope your paint is good quality or else it wont take long that they will turn orange and even peel off. I friend of mine started a small business a few years ago and learned the hard way. Most of his valve covers were from front engine 4 cyl. so not as hot as our air cooled rear engine.

KirkF

Very nice.
I did mine with red powdercoat as well. It seems to handle the heat much better than regular paint. In fact I did my brake calipers with it and they have also been fine.

Kirk

psychoideas

Yes, very nice indeed.
What is included in the powder coating kit?

I wish we could get those kits down here.

Fred's 964

I bought an inexpensive gun but bought the powder from here:
http://www.caswellplating.com/powder/index.html

The oven was donated by a neighbor replacing his kitchen oven. I use an infrared heat gun to verify the part temperature. It is easy, but as with all coatings, the prep work is the key. Proper prep instructions can be found on the website. I cleaned, beadblasted, cleaned again, washed down, dried in the oven and outgassed before the powder. With magnesium, I took special care not to alter the temperature too fast and baked at 350-375 degrees for 20 minutes. The powder you choose will determine the baking time. Try it, it comes out nice.

psychoideas

Thanks Fred,

I'll look into it

wsybert

Nice! Makes you want to coat a buch of stuff, as easy as it is.

MisterRisky

So gas grills are pretty cheap and easy to find used. Can a gas grill be used to bake these things?