powdercoating group buy part 2

[Russell the Love Muscle]

Black with silver letters is what I would go with. How long would this take? the car is a dd

[jazzcornet]

do you by chance know if it has rivited or bolted oil baffles? the prep time is really what will determine the turnaround. if they are bolted oil baffles, i could feasably send it out the same day it gets here (assuming it comes to me early enough). if it has rivited oil baffles, then i will need about 72 hours.

[Russell the Love Muscle]

I have no idea, if I were to take it off it would be fairly obvious by looking at the bottom correct?

[jazzcornet]

yeah, take it off, turnit upside down, if you see a way i can remove the baffles, cool, if they appear to not be removable, then i have to use different methods of prepping. i cant use blasting media on a VCwith rivited oil baffles because if even one piece of media gets into your expensive motor.......well, you get the idea. there's no way you could prove it was my fault, but i would feel like total smacked ass if that ever happened to anyone. so i just dont blast vc's with rivited oil baffles, i use a stripping solution that works wonders (as well it should for $60/gal)

[Russell the Love Muscle]

ic, I'm guessing that you have a big drum of it that you soak them in then? I'll find out tomorrow if they are riveted or bolted on!

[jazzcornet]

yessir

[2restomod]

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[2restomod]

Originally Posted by jazzcornet

sounds good!

btw, restomod, why did you opt for the non-shiny chrome? most people are gaga over the extreme chrome vice this stuff

I guess I just like the "understated" look. Sorry to hear you're not happy with them. They look alright in the pics. Have they been shipped yet? I have not received them yet and it's been a while . Maybe you want to send a couple of pics first?
Also, I'm assuming these were dipped for cleaning since the baffles are welded (riveted?) on?

[jazzcornet]

Call me restomod. Please do it now while I am at my shiping company. 757-236-6935

[2restomod]

Got the valve covers and they look good. Not sure what you were not happy with but I'm satisfied with them . I probably should have gone with the full chrome, but I thought I'd be spending all my time polishing them everytime I opened the engine bay I'll try to post some pics shortly.

[jazzcornet]

i'm glad you liked them!

[NJMR2Fan]

Any word on the black chrome powder?

[jazzcornet]

oh wow, i completely forgot about that. i'll order some up in the morning for a friday arrival. shoot me a PM or an email with your mailing address (come to think of it, i should already have it from that magazine exchange in 2005, but send it again anyway. i'm lazy) and i will send out a sample as soon as the powder gets in

[jazzcornet]

here are some pics of those pastel dark brass covers installed. if anyone else has pictures of their VC's installed, please post pics

[ixtlann]

hey slightly off topic but can u repair curbed wheels?

[jazzcornet]

it really depends on how bad the rash is..... got any pics?

[ixtlann]

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[jazzcornet]

if you were to get them powdercoated, i could smooth them out and coat over it, but theres no way i could simply fill in that metal and sand it to a smooth finish just to be hand polished again.

[lsgheero]

what if you used something like JB weld and then grinded them before sending (not directed @ jazz but the orig poster of Q) wouldnt that work?

[jazzcornet]

Jb weld is non conductive and thus powdercoat would not adhere to it