powdercoated parts
 

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Mach, looks awesome!! by the way, if you are really into the numbers on your car, then powdercoating the intake would not be a good idea, cause i believe(please correct me if i am wrong)that the powdercoat acts as an insulator and retains the heat to the intake manifold. like i said, i could be wrong! but i guess if that is your car, then its too late now:confused:

Yes, I did it myself.

The intake comes powdercoated in gray from edelbrock. I had to strip the original powdercoat and then redo it. So I dont think heat retention will be a factor, and certainly not on the valve covers. Actually, I dont see why powdercoating would hold any more heat than paint?

What did you powdercoat it with? Did you buy a kit, and buy an old oven? I'm really wanting to purchase the materials to do powdercoating, Thanks. :)

another pic..i didnt do the end cap, thought it would look good leaving it gray.

I had a friend from work help me with it. You need an old oven and the powdercoating kit from eastwood.

Its really easy and the results are spectacular. The color Ive been using is "translucent blue". It has that "wet, clear" look to it.

I was fortunate enough that one guy from work bought the powdercoating kit and he lets everybody else use it, and we had the means to hook up an old oven at work also. you can do it in your garage, but I think it needs 220 volts for an oven, so that might be a hassle.

Just make sure you prep the parts good, get them really clean, hook up the ground wire, spray the part, bake it at 400 degrees for like 20 minutes, and your done.

If you buy an old oven from a garage sale or something, and know how to wire a 220 outlet in your garage, your in. The powdercoating kit isnt that much, $150.00 I think, and a bottle of color is like $12.00

I threw him a $20 for helping me. We did my valve covers, upper intake, the radiator supports and the front cover brackets, and the a/c, power steering bracket

I see ya figured out how to post the pic!
That looks great! :)

yeah, I figured it out. thanks for your help.

Now how do you get the pics in the post without clicking the link? Do they have to have a web address and be on a homepage or something to do that?

Yeah... you need a web server. If you have a mustangworks or yahoo or your own website, just do the [img] tag and put the web address there! :)

when its baking are there any fumes cause i have an extra old oven in the basement but i dont want to stink up the whole house i do like the looks of your intake and could think of about a thousand pieces i could use it for do you have a link on where to get the kit

No, theres no fumes. I even thought of using a regular oven in the kitchen, as the smell isnt bad at all, but I guess theres the chance of getting some powder on your food, which is why they dont recommend it.

try this link

http://www.eastwoodco.com/cgi-bin/sg...E=default2.htm

http://www.eastwoodco.com/cgi-bin/sg...UREQA=1&FNM=20

Dont get that "professional" kit, it is extremely overpriced.

The kit I used is the one for $143.99. The second link above.

so do you think anyone could pick up that kit and have the same results that you did

also would the size of the part you can do be determined by the size of the ie the bigger the oven you have the larger the parts you can do

Yeah, just keep in mind that prepping the part good will give you better results, similar to painting. I have access to a beadblaster at work which helps in this area. It isnt required, but the cleaner the finish before coating, the better the final look.

Yes, that is correct. You are limited to what will fit in your oven.