Powder Coating Question.
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Cruiser
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From: McKinney, TX
Powder Coating Question.
Hey ya'll.
I just bought my 2010 FLHX, and quickly finding out there are ALOT of these out there in Vivid Black.
It stand to reason anytime you personalize or customize something, you want it to be unique, but you also have the boilerplate list of things you do to a bike. Pipes, Intake, racks and wheels, etc.
What I am planning to do is pull off a few engine parts and exhaust tips, valve covers, and most of the primary, transmission and engine case bolts, and have them all match powder coated.
My concern is that I don't know the durability of P/C and if some parts of the engine might now heat up too much to damage the powder coating.
Does anyone have any experience with P/C'ing things like Heads, Trans Covers, Timing Covers, or Exhaust tips ?
Thanks
I just bought my 2010 FLHX, and quickly finding out there are ALOT of these out there in Vivid Black.
It stand to reason anytime you personalize or customize something, you want it to be unique, but you also have the boilerplate list of things you do to a bike. Pipes, Intake, racks and wheels, etc.
What I am planning to do is pull off a few engine parts and exhaust tips, valve covers, and most of the primary, transmission and engine case bolts, and have them all match powder coated.
My concern is that I don't know the durability of P/C and if some parts of the engine might now heat up too much to damage the powder coating.
Does anyone have any experience with P/C'ing things like Heads, Trans Covers, Timing Covers, or Exhaust tips ?
Thanks
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Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Bay Area
For those real hot parts like exhaust use ceramic coating. I had my heat shields ceramic coated and they can match colors. I had the forks and calipers pc'd and it holds up very well. PC is very durable, HD frames and cases and vivid black sheetmetal is pc'd very strong, ask a chromer when he has to strip it off to prep for chrome.
Cruiser
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: Arizona
My take is go to these guys http://www.performancecoatings.com/index2.html that will back up there work… Look at my pics and you’ll see some stuff I powder coated by someone else. If you have parts that are going to get really hot, it needs to be done by some serious people that specialize in items that will be in extreme heat. My powder coat work looked real good but the pipes did not hold up very well because I went to a basic powder coater that deals with frames, gates, and out door stuff…. So go ahead and check these guys out.. http://www.performancecoatings.com/index2.html
Good luck
Good luck
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Kewanee, IL.
Keep in mind that if you do PC any bolts... the powder is thick enough that it will change the size of that bolt, allen head, torx head, etc... I found that out the hard way. Like Leo said I think everything except the exhaust will be fine, a friend of mine has his rocker boxes, primary, etc powdered and he hasnt had a problem at all, its been on there for 3 years. Good luck!
My take is go to these guys http://www.performancecoatings.com/index2.html that will back up there work
Look at my pics and youll see some stuff I powder coated by someone else. If you have parts that are going to get really hot, it needs to be done by some serious people that specialize in items that will be in extreme heat. My powder coat work looked real good but the pipes did not hold up very well because I went to a basic powder coater that deals with frames, gates, and out door stuff
. So go ahead and check these guys out.. http://www.performancecoatings.com/index2.html
Good luck
Good luck
if you stuff is getting hotter than that it comes into issues wiht the tune of your bike and belive me the powder is the last worry if your ride is that hot
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