[alfa] Re:powder coating for header

[jeff clark <jeff.e.clark@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>  Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 14:30:50 -0600
> From: "David Lee" <pdlee@domain.elided>
> Subject: [alfa] powder coating for header
>
>  Hi, this is my first attempt to write a question/comment to
>  the digest. Please bear with me if I goof.
>
>  I recently acquired a '72 spider header that I intend to
>  install in my 86 Veloce Spider to improve power and torque.
>  To spiff it up, I wanted to powder-coat or somehow paint
>  the cast iron OEM header to prevent rust and oily surface.
>  I was told there is no paint that can withstand the heat
>  (what is the max temperature at the hearder?).  Does anyone
>  out there in Alfa-land have any experience with
>  substituting 70's header for 80's spiders and any
>  experience in painting the header?
>
>  Thanks. David 76 spider 89 Quad spider 86 veloce spider
>  Assorted British sports cars that cannot hold a candle to
>  my Alfa's
Well.
I had my local powdercoaters send my 74 era headers off to another
powdercoater place nearby, and they put a nice grey inside/outside of
supposedly +1800 coating on them. Been running them for ~3months now
on my 82 spider, no complaints so far. $150 clams, though.
Ask your local powdercoating community, or maybe HPC. I've seen too
many JetHot jobs look bad after a bit of time ( this only applies to
motorcycle headers, though, almost exclusively 'clear' type coating ).
Eastwood has some paint ( that I bought! ) but have not tried, as it
made more sense ( to me ), after I found out about the powdercoat
option to have the prep done by the guy who would then shoot it.
--
jeff clark
82 Spider Veloce
99 BMW R1100S
jeff.e.clark@domain.elided
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