I like the right.


Lawrenceville, GA

Thanks for the opinions guys. Keep em coming if you've got em!

Heber City, UT (15 mins outside of Park City- basically it's in the mountains)

55 Effie

If you want a reallly good clear coat product for polished aluminum, check out Zoops Seal @ http://www.zoopseal.com/

I used this product on my Edlebrock valve covers, water pump, #257 intake and a polished aluminum valley pan I made. All the aluminum parts kept their luster and there was no need to polish. Good stuff.

Rono

  Ron Lane,  Meridian, ID

It is definitely possible to have a block powder coated. It would take a large commercial oven so the job would probably be best left to a pro. Once completely clean the block is heated then powder coat applied. Place in the oven it would then be heated to about 420 Degrees while the powder flowed out and cured. Oven size and handling the block would be the biggest problems I can think of. I've attached some pictures of work I have done using Castwells one step chrome. The front cover had only minimum grinding to eliminate casting ridges. Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

a friend of mine powder coated everything on this engine. had to do everything in peices. the carbs were a little sticky untill we filed them.

 lincoln/merc. y-blocks &mel's                                                               bucyrus, ohio.

I'm just not in love with powder coating. We've got a shop here that's been in business for years, and has a typically fast turn around time. But it always comes back with ORANGE PEEL. And I hate that. I want flat and a mirror shine.

Heber City, UT (15 mins outside of Park City- basically it's in the mountains)

55 Effie

Moonshadow. I dig the work you've done thus far. It looks like it'll be sweet when it's all finished.

Heber City, UT (15 mins outside of Park City- basically it's in the mountains)

55 Effie

Do you have any pics?

Heber City, UT (15 mins outside of Park City- basically it's in the mountains)

55 Effie

Thanks. Most of my new engine will be powder coated (except the block).  I didn't take the time to create a polish finish on my parts just basic prep. If someone was to polish a front cover then powder coat it the look would be very close to chrome. Not that I'm an expert at it, just doing my own hobby stuff.                               If they are getting orange peal they are messing up the job. If the prep and temp work is proper the finish can be ultra smooth.The Caswell Plating site has a real good forum on powder coating and addresses problems like orange peal. I'd say your local shop needs to take a look at what they are doing wrong. Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

I agree. We have frames powder coated for our restorations. They are always shiny and smooth.


Lawrenceville, GA