Those w/ Powder coated slicers

[marvsho17]

Im getting my slicers coated black. What kind of prep is involved? Clean em w/ parts cleaner, and sand blast them? Is the sand plasting absolutely needed? And do I need to cover anything up on them?

 

[40BelowSummer]

Get a can of aircraft stripper to strip them, then I would recommend bead blasting or sand blasting them. The cleaner (more "stripped") the better for the powder coating.

 

[SHOTIME]

most shops thats part of the process.. so contact the shop thats doing it first.

 

[marvsho17]

Im doing them myself at a local factory.

 

[LOUDSHO92]

Since they are made from aluminum they should be chemically stipped. If you bead blast them you will ruin them, and same thing might happen with sand blasting. It might be able to take it but I doubt, so just have it chemically stripped and you will be fine. I just had some rims that were made from aluminum (non-stock) and they had them chemically stripped.

 

[40BelowSummer]

Since they are made from aluminum they should be chemically stipped. If you bead blast them you will ruin them, and same thing might happen with sand blasting. It might be able to take it but I doubt, so just have it chemically stripped and you will be fine. I just had some rims that were made from aluminum (non-stock) and they had them chemically stripped.

Arent our intakes and valve covers aluminum?

If so I know hypercoat bead blasts them.

 

[LOUDSHO92]

They are. I do not know what Hypercoat does to them. I know glass may work but it depends still on what aluminum and the glass used. I am going off of what they shop did to do mine. i asked them about it and they said this was the best way to make sure parts dont get damaged. I would guess that Hypercoat worked things out so that it did work.

 

[40BelowSummer]

Step One: Disassembly of individual components. We must separate certain parts that can't go through the process.

Step Two: We then take your parts and give 'em a good bath in degreaser.

Step Three: After the parts are thoroughly cleaned of grease and dirt we bake the parts to evaporate the moisture within the metal.

Step Four: Following adequate cooling the parts are blasted to bare metal using glass beads.

Step Five: High pressure air is used to blow off the parts to ensure a quality finish.

Step Six: This is the really fun part! We take your sparkling clean parts and apply a positively charged powder to the negatively charged metal.

Step Seven: After coating the parts are place in the oven at 450 degrees for about 30 minutes until cured.

Step Eight: After cooling the parts are reassembled and shipped to you.

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[yamahaSHO]

Everyone here already has good advice... no need for me to comment

 

[LOUDSHO92]

I dont argue that but in some cases it is not the best case. Aluminum is a soft metal and does not always responds well to that kind of thing. Just because it says in on the site, measn they do it to everything anyways.

 

[SHOnuff93]

Bead blast the aluminum before in order to make sure everything is off. The glass beads will not hurt the metal in any way. Also make sure you clean the metal after blasting it leaves alot of dust

 

[marvsho17]

Thanks for the replies, cant wait to see my triple black 91.