REFLECTOR: Engine top-end rebuild, powder coating parts

[Geoff Gerhardt]

John,

Yes, there were some bits that just wouldn't come off.  I took a dental
pick to some of them, but some little bits of crap had become part of the
valve cover so I left them on.  They seemed to coat ok and were covered
with powder coating, tho.

Geoff

On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 9:29 AM, John Dibble <aminetech at bluefrog.com> wrote:

>  Yes, that does look easy, and fun too.  It looked like there was a little
> dirt or old paint around the attach holes in the "before" pictures.  Does
> that matter?  Also, can this process be used to apply a ceramic coating to
> exhaust systems?
>
> Thanks,
> John
>
>
> On 3/25/2012 6:45 PM, Geoff Gerhardt wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
>  You may remember that I had started my engine up the first time a month
> or so ago and taxied around, but later found my engine was not making
> enough power.  After troubleshooting with your help, I found two issues: My
> LightSpeed electronic ignition box was putting out a very weak spark for
> cylinders 3/4, and I had very low compression on all cylinders.  My EI box
> is off to LSE for repair.  I talked to Klaus last week and he had found the
> problem and was repairing it.  Regarding my poor compression, I've
> determined it was due to poor engine storage (my fault) and the effects of
> corrosion had crept in.  My cylinders are off for a rebuild - its likely
> three weeks before I see them again.
>
>  So, having some time on my hands, I decided to powder coat my intake
> tubes and valve covers.  I had already painted them once, and had used good
> quality engine paint and baked the paint on, but the paint was still
> chipping off.  So, since I have time now while the cylinders are out, I
> thought I'd powder coat them.  They came out pretty nice.  If you've never
> done powder coating before, you should give it a try - very easy to get
> great results.  I put up a video of me coating my valve covers on my
> website if you want to have a look.
>
>  http://thegerhardts.com/velocity/?p=371
>
>  Geoff
> [image: Inline image 1]
>
>
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