engine casing

[garynonnah]

thinking of powder coating my engine casings.....pros and cons
or is it not viable???????????

[rossclark]

Had mine done recently





I had these done by WTA coatings.

You need to get someone who knows what to mask cos it's a bugger to get off if it gets in the wrong places and they need to clean them properly after blasting or it can hide corrosion of the alloy underneath.

[IaninDorset]

Is PVD plating viable yet for alloys? I have several e-cigs which have various finishes from a rainbow tungsten type to a black "chrome" but doesn't chip off like paint finishes as its a plated process not a paint or powder coat and is incredibly resilient being stronger than chrome plating as its molecular bonded to the metals.

[garynonnah]

cheers guys....will be posting finish product when done.

[gaz_powell]

I've had plenty coated including vespa

Good thing is they are easy to clean over say a plain indian casing as you get a relatively smooth finish.
Which is harder for road muck to stick to - bit of muck off and a cloth and they look as good as new.

Bad thing - when you want it off - as it generally means more blasting - so only use someone who knows what they are doing and does just do garden gates !.......experience !

Didn't get my last ones done and I wish I had now......in fact I think i'll take side casing off and get it done before exhaust comes back from the chromers

Gaz

[garynonnah]

cheers fella...