valve cover powercoating

[stealth mullet]

im looking to get mine done. could you guys post pics of your RED ones and where you had the work done? also, i would like to see red and black ones.

Matt

 

[oVer-Boostin]

Hey by the way hows MI? im thinking of moving back to my old house on 16 and ryan. I think I know you from xceedspeed I had a black 3000gt and now i have a 98 gst spyder.



this is mine. Blood red. I love it especially because its rare and says Mitsubishi on it with the logo next to it on the left. I powedercoated it then sanded down the letters. I got it done at a local powdercoating place here in Phoenix called APC or Arizona Powder Coating

 

[TALONTRAX]

I did mine myself with some textured hi-temp material that`s $60.00 a pint !!! Still cheaper than sending it out to get done . . .

 

[oVer-Boostin]

its no where near $60 to get it powdercoated. Mine was at the best shop there is and they only charged $30 but i chose to get it hot tanked first and that was an extra $10 so it was $40 for everything. podwercoating does NOT cost $60 for a cover.

 

[wcpierson]

www.trgcoating.com great guy did mine and is highly recommended on my local dsm forums

 

[eclipseGSTud]

Mine was powerdercoated in mirror black color at TRGcoating also, but didn't turn out as good as they said they would have it or showed me. Still looks good though. Try looking elsewhere first. Be careful of the ebay sellers selling the powdercoated valve covers online or the ones that offer powdercoating service. Ask how they clean and prepare the valve cover. If they say they beadblast it to clean the thing then stay away.

 

[talonz27]

Mine was powerdercoated in mirror black color at TRGcoating also, but didn't turn out as good as they said they would have it or showed me. Still looks good though. Try looking elsewhere first. Be careful of the ebay sellers selling the powdercoated valve covers online or the ones that offer powdercoating service. Ask how they clean and prepare the valve cover. If they say they beadblast it to clean the thing then stay away.

what is bad about beedblasting the valve cover to clean them? just wondering before i have mine cleaned and painted.

 

[stealth mullet]

Hey by the way hows MI? im thinking of moving back to my old house on 16 and ryan. I think I know you from xceedspeed I had a black 3000gt and now i have a 98 gst spyder.

its the same old michigan....pretty boring. i have the same user name on xceedspeed.

 

[diablos991]

what is bad about beedblasting the valve cover to clean them? just wondering before i have mine cleaned and painted.

The particles from the beadblasting can get stuck on all that grime in the baffles and over time may fall into your engine.

 

[eclipseGSTud]

The particles from the beadblasting can get stuck on all that grime in the baffles and over time may fall into your engine.

He answered your question before I could. ...send me a PM if you want to see a pic of the valve cover.

 

[DGajre777]

The particles from the beadblasting can get stuck on all that grime in the baffles and over time may fall into your engine.

Very true, you could clean the valve cover (under the baffles) before you send it to have it powder coated though.