billspirit
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Foot down power on -- SLIDE 76-750 street tracker Liberty Mo.
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Post by billspirit on Nov 29, 2004 10:13:04 GMT -5
Question for members that have had there engine cases powder coated? do the cases need to be split? and every thing removed?from them Thanks Bill
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Post by slide on Nov 29, 2004 11:07:50 GMT -5
Although I have not powdercoated my engine, I can advise that splitting is necessary due to the process. To powder coat, the items are first of all cleaned (usually by blasting), placed in an oven to preheat, coated and then baked to make the powder flow out. The baking would destroy any seals, wiring, etc. An alternative for a clean engine is to have the engine bead blasted. The result is a nice satin silvery finish that looks better than when Yamaha initally assembled the engine.
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Post by DPMPHOTO on Jan 23, 2005 18:19:20 GMT -5
One thing about powdercaoting, It locks in heat and I would not recomend it
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Post by jeepurze on Feb 8, 2005 19:19:27 GMT -5
NO ONE IS DOING POWDER COAT HERE YET SO IM LOOKING TO SEND CLUTCH COVER AND MAG COVER SOME WHERE ANY REFERANCES OUT THERE . AND ANY IDEA WHATS A FAIR PRICE? THANKS .
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zulu
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Post by zulu on Feb 9, 2005 11:07:43 GMT -5
I do some powder coating. I did the engine side covers for my cafe bike I am building in mirror black. They look awesome.
If you are looking to have a set done, PM me. I am sure we could work something out. I have extra sets of side covers if you wanted to do an exchange arrangement or something. I don't have every color in the rainbow in stock, but I can get any color of course.
--Doug
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Post by Excess on Feb 12, 2005 16:14:16 GMT -5
Powder coating is actually not too difficult. The equipment can be had for very reasonable money. If you have a friend that may consider going in on it with you, it really becomes cost effective to do it yourselves. Here's a place where I am about to order some equipment. A fellow I know got set up with the basic kit and has turned out some very professional looking engine pieces. www.columbiacoatings.com/Excess |
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Post by arkansawyer on Feb 18, 2005 21:51:53 GMT -5
There's a powder coater in town. What would be a fair price for him to do a couple of 7 spoke mags, 3 calipers, a pair of lower fork legs, and maybe the 4 valve covers? I'll deliver everything to him cleaned and with masking tape on.
I'm trying to decide between paint done professionally, powder coat, and paint done by me.
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Post by lilbill on Feb 19, 2005 9:49:53 GMT -5
if it's the same guy i talked to he's higher than a cats back. he quoted me like $35 ea to do some vw wheels and there's supposed to be a guy in LR doing them for $15. (got feelers out trying to track him down)
i used to use an outfit out by the college (wright corporation) but i'm pretty sure they don't do small jobs anymore.
i think the next time i get some "free money" i'm going to buy my own rig.
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Post by arkansawyer on Feb 19, 2005 10:19:59 GMT -5
This guy is at the airport.
What exactly does it take to powdercoat? A fisherman friend told me he only needed an old oven to coat some of his leadhead jigs. If that's the case I might just buy a used oven and do it myself.
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Post by lilbill on Feb 19, 2005 13:38:04 GMT -5
go to this link that excess put up www.columbiacoatings.com/they (and a bunch of other places including eastwood) sell a starter kit. basicly you slick up the part just like you were going to chrome or paint it. then you hang it up, clamp a charge wire to it, spray on the electricly charged powder (just like spray painting except your spraying powder out of a special gun) then you bake it to cure it. pretty simple all in all. hey, you home yet ? |
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