[SEL] powdercoating engine parts? On Topic

[Curt]

Bill,
I've powder coated flat belt pulleys and cart wheels on several engines. 
I have a neighbor in the light pole business so I get the "good neighbor 
discount" (free). Powder coat is some tough stuff. It is a bear to blast 
back off! So if you want an excellent, tough finish go for it.
Aside from exhaust manifolds, if you have old engine parts approaching 
400°F you got bigger problems than worrying about charred powdercoat!
My neighbor tells me that if the powdercoat get scuffed all you have to 
do is reheat that part to the flow temperature and the finish is 
restored to the original high gloss. That's a neat feature.
Curt Holland
Gastonia, NC

bill at antique-engines.com wrote:

>WOW, Steve - that is something I guess I'd not given thought to - the heat.
>DUH. Man, I hate it when I miss something so obvious.
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>OK, then perhaps on parts that won't get hot (Dave would say a Maytag at
>this point since he'd say an engine has to run to get hot...........)
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>Could be good on the trucks - wheels, axles, supports, etc. Or items not
>exposed to heat close to 400 degrees or more then.
>Yeah, 400 is what the oven is supposed to be set for with what I have,
>powders from eastwood.
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>Bill
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