I got this done awhile back, i just never bothered to post up pics. I was looking through my photos today and remembered these again. I though i would post these up, just in case anyone is interested. I got these powerdercoated in a chrome-looking colour. The price was decent. It's a good way to clean up and get manifolds looking new.


BEFORE cleanup/powerdercoating:


AFTER:


I also decided to try polishing the dynamic chamber by hand (i was looking to kill some time). I cleaned and painted various other parts on the manifold, like the BACV and TB.




Another nice thing about powdercoat is that it is easy to keep clean (dirt and oil don't really stick to it). however, you have to be careful because certain chemicals will eat away at it.
anyways, just posted this cause i was bored.

 

Nice job. +1 to the sexy.

 

prety sharp

 

Those came out really well.

 

Where did you take them?

Ive been looking into a home powdercoating system seeing as my home garage is now in the possesion of an old oven and the systems are actually fairly cheap.

 

I agree, very nice looking.

 

ya, i love how the "chrome" powder coat looks more like polished aluminum lol I don't think there is a true chrome looking powder coat. looks good anyway.

 

thanks guys.

i forget exactly where these were done. "evilrotor" on the forum here was getting his manifolds done, so i sent these with him. i will try to find out.

yeah, they say it's chrome-colour, but it turns out to look more like shiny aluminum. that is more what i was going for anyways.

i should also mention that it stands up pretty good to heat. for you turbo guys though you can get powerdercoating with ceramic in it and that will have extra heat resistance.
you can also get pretty much any colour you want, although i wasn't too keen on the blue, red, pink, etc.

 

Joe, i think i got them done here:
http://www.magma.ca/~rld/

 

Nope, I had my FMIC piping done at 'RLD' in Ottawa. They did a good Job.

But our manifolds where done at 'Absolute Powder'. They don't exist anymore, unfortunately.

Here is my shiznit

 

ah, that's where it was. thanks John! good to know at least there is still one place locally that does it.
oh, and that's some bling stuff

 

looks really good!! definatly a big improvement!! cant wait to see pics of it installed!

 

sent a bunch of my stuff off to be powder coated last week. Should be getting them back today if they call. I still have to buy another fd alt and take it apart as well as the oil fill tube and the alt bracket but give it a few hours and I'll see if I can contribute to this thread. desided not to get my manifolds powder coated, instead I got them ceramic coated for heat protection. Anyways good looking stuff guys.

 

i did mine in powdercoat, a swap between signal red and gloss black, alternating. its a pretty dope setup. did you rebuild the vacuum lines and all that while you had the intake out?

peace

 

here are the pics of my intake, did the entire manifold setup like coldfire's. i also did the alternater pulley, and i plan on doing the rest of them. and no, i wasnt able to PC the fuel rail (ew, dont use paint on fuel rail).

 

I've been dabbling in powdercoat jobs on the side for a while now...I dont have time to do it fulltime or anything, but specifically anyone who has an engine here being built, I usually offer them the chance to get stuff coated. IF anyone wants something done, let me know. I usually charge per-part, or if you have a large batch of parts in the same colors I will do a batch for less. Generally $75 each per larger part (intake manifold, water pump housing, etc.), $25 per part for smaller stuff (meduim brackets, pullies, each half of the alternator casings, thermostat necks, etc.), and $10 for small stuff like engine hanger brackets etc. Or if you simply say do everything on the motor, then I usually do that for $300-400.

The prep work is the real bitch of it, just like painting a car. I remove all studs and accessories, sodablast all my parts, then rinse and blow off, then chemical clean, then rinse and blow off, and mask/cap/plug surfaces that dont need coated. For something like a lower intake manifold, I can easily have over an hour in prep for each large part, and maybe 20 minutes per small part. I have seen coaters that did not take the time to do all this, and simply coated over everything...mating surfaces, studs, bolt holes, etc. This makes it a BITCH to reassemble and you'll have problems with bolts cross threading or breaking, gaskets leaking, etc.

The actual coating process, after the cleaning, prep, and masking are done, is simple as pie. The initial investment isn't too high either, you just need a small coating system, a few popular powder colors, a few necessary masking/racking items, and a used kitchen oven...I got started for under $300, even though I now have over $1000 worth of powders. If you're looking for powders or anything else to get started with, check out columbiacoatings.com, which is where I've gotten all my stuff.

Here's some pics of my work. I dont feel I'm a professional coater yet, but I do good work if I do say so myself. It's sometimes hard to get a smooth finish simply because the part you are working with is cast rough, and you either take the time to grind it smooth, or just work with it as is.

The "chrome" does look like polished aluminum, and I tell people this up front. I have about 30 powder colors, these are just 2...chrome and mirror black. The gunmetal, wrinkle black, silver vein, silver metallic, titanium hybrid, etc. (on columbiacoatings.com) are also very impressive in person.

 

wow, thats some good stuff. im looking at getting a new coating gun/machine and a blaster ::sadface::

peace

 

it has actually been installed for a while now. i'll try to find some pics, but i don't think i have any good ones. the car is in storage right now for the winter.

yup, redid all the vac lines. i will tell you, doing all the vac lines on an S5 NA is a real bitch, haha.

looks pretty good!
that pic of the engine and all the rotors in the background is sweet.

 

if anyone wants, im in the east bay CA, and can do good quality work, and could also use the cash lol.

peace

 

I ran a powdercoating shop for two years, and I kick myself everytime I think of how little I took advantage of that when I had the chance.

Looks good Aaron!