I powdercoated the purple you see in the pic along with the alternator and alt pulley. I removed all of the studs from the intake, but did not tape off the mating surfaces. I had to sand the the powder coat off and had a hell of a time chasing the vaccume leaks. Eventually I had to coat a second UIM because I couldn't get the mating surfaces true on the first one.

Watch your pulleys. I'm having a problem with the friction heat generated by the belts and the powdercoat is softening and creeping.

Love that color of blue. I used anodized silver under the candy purple. Looks like I may need to order some chrome for the next one.

 

i tried to pm raspyrx7, the name doesnt exist, neone know his new name?

 

sorry about the ad. I just trying to save some pplz money on some high quality servise. I was goin to pull it but i cant anymore very sorry again.

PS its k1n0y -=)

Sorry

 

i like

 

he posted 3 posts up from you, his name on Rx7club is rotarysc . his name is scott.

its all good man. Scott dose save alot of people money, and he cares about doing the job right. Thats why i decided to go with him instead of a shop.

Jeremy

 

Very nicely done, I like the choice in colors too. Bravo

 

Looking great! I can't wait to get my powder coating kit and start experimenting.

 

My engine is oil coated in black.

 

Ouch, that's not good. Some engine degreaser will knock that out though.

 

yea but you have to be very very carefull when useing it.

 

Beautiful looking.

 

Good tip. I was going to prep with JUST degreeser (soap/brissle pad) and then a wire wheel brush (drill & smaller dremel one). That's all you need for high temp paint to stick.

Oh wow, I hadn't thought about that. I've just been prepping & painting my fasteners. As long as the polishing media doesn't destroy the threads of the fasteners, this soulds like a great idea. The polishing tumber better take some larger bolts though!!!!

If the polishing doesn't leave any residue, I'd pickup a zink coating kit as well to restore the OEM fastener look, prevent rust, and provide at least some dirt repelant protection. A friend also said to zink coat a separate set of sockets to prevent rubbing off the zinc or transfer dirt when tightening the fasterners down.

I've also seen the "chromed" fasteners on showcars, but I think the "soft sockets" that prevent scratching the chrome only tighten down to like 10-15 ft-lbs. Haven't figured out how to avoid this... unless you pop-on some caps ontop of the bolts/nuts.

 

be careful.. the translucent chrome chips/flakes really easy it seems.. (depends on the brand though)

 

Very well done. Should look great once installed.

 

I haven't had any probs with the powder chipping, unless blaintly abused... If ya need any tips Dan H PM me and I'll give ya some good pointers bro.

 

You do NOT want to paint/powdercoat/chrome the inside of your pulleys. They will slip and that ain't good.

- Steiner