Hi, as Ive been looking through these forums, I have noticed some of you guys with pics of your blasters have the heads refinished in mettallic colors, specifically I saw a gold and a blue head on a couple guys quads. What Im wondering is if you guys did this with powdercoating? Or is it just paint somehow (high heat?). I do my own powdercoating and was thinking of powdercoating the head and even the cylinder but was sort of steered away from it due to inslulation issues (powder keeps heat in). So, when I rebuilt my blaster, I sandblasted the head/cylinder and used high temp (500) paint, but it doesnt look all that good, and also it started to smoke when I first fired up the machine after doing all the work, I assume the smoking will stop after a while but still, I wish I had just powdercoated it to begin with.
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hehe that would me I you were talking about? i used VHT engine metalic paint, 14 bucks for a can, did 3 or 4 coats and threw it in the oven for an hour at 200 degrees
high temp paint is what most people use i beleive and thats what i would use i think that when you do it your spose to let it warm up then let it cool ect to cure the paint o something like that hope that helps
My head and jug are painted with standard (white) Engine Enamel. I wish I had bead blasted it first because a couple spots have chipped off due to what I figure was low adhesion (dirt). I washed it very well first. I have since read that Black is the best color because it radiates the heat out while white will reflect it back in. Honestly tho, I haven't noticed any real problems with it.
yeah I dont think white vs. black should make a difference, white will reflect sunlight whereas black will absorb it, so if you go to the beach wearing a black t-shirt, you will feel hotter than if you wear a white one, but as far as being painted on a cylinder, since the heat is coming from the metal that the paint is directly adhered to, there is no space between them, and no light either, it shouldnt make a difference. Actually, if anything, white would be better for the head/cylinder because theoretically on a very sunny day out in the open, the white would reflect any direct sunlight better and actually keep the motor cooler.
I was talking before about powdercoating being an insulator as supposedly it acts as an extra layer which may hold heat in, regardless of color, but I dont see how paint would not do the same thing, unless they both insulate the part, but powder does a "better" job of retaining the heat. I should just do it anyway.
I was talking before about powdercoating being an insulator as supposedly it acts as an extra layer which may hold heat in, regardless of color, but I dont see how paint would not do the same thing, unless they both insulate the part, but powder does a "better" job of retaining the heat. I should just do it anyway.
I've used "Metal Cast" on a bunch of engine parts. Holds up and looks great. It's about $8 a can. Two part system. Has a base and top ( color ) coat.
245 stroker got his head chromed, along with his entire engine, it hurts the eyes to look at, as for what i did just scrole up, it worked great
Yes you can powder coat chrome. Make sure the chrome underneath is in exceptional shape and you will get good results.
That's cool. I don't know how much it would cost me but I wAs thinking it would be cool to get the frame chromed and coated so it won't rust.
