For those
interested this link http://www.qualitypowdercoaters.com.au/Powder%20Coat%20Description.htm
gives a pretty good description of Powder Coating. I am going to have a few of
my Interior parts Powder Coated. The black trim around the dash of my 60 will be
one part. It is very common here in Australia to have bathroom accessories
powder coated.
Stay
Safe
Larry
B
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 12:53
PM
Subject: Re: IML: IML Paint the Radiator,
'58 Southampton
Can someone on the list fill us in on a process called "Powder
Coating"? A car that I recently bought came with a few parts that the previous
owner had this done to. They came out as a perfectly smooth soft gloss black
which I think is very attractive. I am not familiar with this
process.
Paul
In a message dated 10/27/2004 10:24:21 PM Eastern
Daylight Time, Mark McDonald <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
>If you have asked them not to paint it already, and they
actually >listen to you and do not paint it, i have one small word of
caution: >don't use too much paint if you do it
yourself. > >I painted the radiator on my 71 and discovered it
took a LOT of paint >to get it uniformly black. I then discovered that
if you put too much >paint on it it will gunk up the fins or the blades
or whatever the heck >the thin little strips of metal are called, and
interfere with the >radiator's ability to dissipate heat. You will also
smell burning >paint for quite awhile when the radiator gets
hot. > >So my advice to you is, either let them paint it, or go
out and buy a >paint made for radiators and don't use too
much. > >As for color, I'm guessing black, but whether it is a
gloss black or a >flat black I don't know. in 71 it seemed to be a
matte black. > >Mark M > >On Wednesday, October 27,
2004, at 07:55 PM, FltSgt@xxxxxxx
wrote: > >> Patrick >> >> You will find the
shop will have painted it when you go to pick it up. >> >>
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