JohnWPB 1986 GT Fastback worklog (Page 10/71)
2.5 MAY 09, 03:13 PM
That actually looks like a style. If you did the valvecovers the same.

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JohnWPB MAY 09, 04:35 PM
LOL, I DID, kinda think that... reminds me of that glaze from pottery class back in school, the one that turns all different colors.....

Not the look I am going for though.....
2.5 MAY 09, 05:03 PM
Could maybe see if that will sell, and use a different intake so you don't have to strip it?
Alex4mula MAY 09, 06:05 PM

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Here is a better picture of what happened to it. If it was not for the clumping of the crappy, inferior, no good for nothing clumping Craftsman powder, it would have came out correctly.
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I thought you got rid of that crap when you tried it at home. That was no good for sure. Get some good powder and a good gun. Also I'm not sure the parts should be that hot that the powder should melt when touching it. The baking is part of the curing process. Just a thought.
redraif MAY 09, 10:06 PM
Geez... I can t believe all your luck. I think u brought some of my luck home with yah! I've never tried using powder coat. Only done tri stage with paint. Been pretty successful with the rattle can! I sure hope your next shot goes smooth. Looks like its gonna be beautiful when its done! Just breathe and go at it again!

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1984 Indy Fiero SE Pace Car Replica #770
"SE" Stormtrooper Edition Rescued, resuscitated and reversibly modified! (I'm so not done yet!)

Poly all round & Black Drag DR-34s
Frt: 225/45 on 18x8 (47 offset w/ 8-9mm spacer) 1.5 coils cut off 1984 WS6 springs
Rear: 265/35 on 18x8.5 (45 offset) Coil-overs w/ 10 inch 300lb springs & 7 inch sleeve

Everything is the previous owners fault!

JohnWPB MAY 16, 05:11 PM
Ok, I bought the ver last can of Permatex gasket remover in the tri-county area it seems! This stuff works fantastic for removing powder coating! The problem is, that it seems to have been discontinued, as in no longer manufactured! The guy at my local part store, (By local I mean just 3 stores locally, and they KNOW parts and service!) called 3 distribution warehouses, and can not get it any longer If any one wants this stuff, I suggest calling local parts stores, and googling it and buy it up while it is available!

This is what it looks like:



I sprayed the intake with it, let it sit like 5 minutes, and washed it with a good spray nozzle. This is what it looked like after the first spray down:



I repeated this about 3-4 times till all ill powder coating was off. Once you spray it once, the top layer washes right off, and the rest becomes kinda "goopy" and won't just rinse off. Thus, why I did it a few times. If you have a pressure washer, you could probably spray it on, let it sit 5 minutes, and hit it with the pressure washer to remove all of it in one shot.

Once it was all removed, I sanded it lightly and degreased it all over again. This was like DeJa'Vu! After that, I put it in the oven at 450 for an hour, to heat it up and remove any gasses and such that created the bubbles 2 times ago when I did this! I took the part out, and with it still hot, hit it with the chrome powder coating. (The new Craftsman gun came in the mail yesterday ).

This is the result:



I have to say, for just a plastic coating, that is melted in, it really does compare fairly closely with chrome.

Here is a nice close up, so you can see the reflection of my iPhone, and the cement it is sitting on:



I am now waiting for the transparent blue powder to get here, tomorrow or the next day, to finish it off.
2.5 MAY 16, 05:15 PM
I'd just leave it like that, thats purdy!

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JohnWPB MAY 16, 05:34 PM

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I'd just leave it like that, thats purdy!




Hahah! I honestly can't say that that thought didn't cross my mind

Especially, since the valve covers are done in chrome already as well........
Alex4mula MAY 17, 08:46 AM

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I'd just leave it like that, thats purdy!




DITTO. Is the blue powder the same brand as the one before? Just think of doing this for the third time
JohnWPB MAY 17, 10:15 AM

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DITTO. Is the blue powder the same brand as the one before? Just think of doing this for the third time



Nah... No.... Nope... NO! NO! NO! Are you KIDDING ME! ! ! ! haha I will NEVER use Craftsman brand powder coat material EVER again.

This time I bought the same brand (AllPowderPaints.com) as the chrome I used. They have a huge selection of colors, at almost half the price of Eastman. The color is called "transparent Mountain Blue". I will put a layer on, and then go over with the final layer of clear to finish it off.

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