Powder coating an intake........questions

You guys ever use a standard powdercoating on an intake?
I have used the nickel colored high heat stuff but I want to do one in a cast iron gray color. Will it hold up?

 

I've seen plenty of grey iron finishes on big diesels.
They get pretty hot around the turbo's.
Generally done by Jet hot.
don't know if it's powder or ceramic though.

 

I used Eastwoods Hot Coat on my intake. It is the standard coating, not the high temp. After 3 years on the road there is no heat discoloration, just a bit if dulling because I drive the **** out of the car.

The motor is a 400 Small Block Chevy with an aluminum intake.

 

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This is Eastwoods cast aluminum on the original aluminum Ford intake. The thermostst housing is cast iron.

 

Root, I have had a injection manifold powder coated in regular silver, Lookxgood and I am doing another for the coupe I got from you.
My brother in law had his 292 Y block done two years ago, drives it every where, stays looking god.
Help, I hope!

 

I/we at teh shop have done several in a Powder that is called Bead Blast Silver. It holds up great and looks like fresh bead blast.

 

To me, powder-coated parts always look like they've been covered with plastic. I love the look of the bare metal itself. I don't care for the look of most powder-coated metal for the same reason that most people that do really fine woodworking prefer to use a stain on hardwoods instead of covering them with clear urethane.

To finish the valve covers shown above, after sanding them to get them smooth and uniform, I bead-blasted them, and then sprayed some Gibbs Brand on them (and on the satin-finished breathers). The finish has so far proven to be very durable and resistant to stains. They look like bare metal.

There's a page on my site about Gibbs Brand at http://www.roadsters.com/gibbs/

Dave
http://www.roadsters.com/
(602) 233-8400

 

That stuff sounds almost too good to be true.......I may try some on dad's magnesium wheels.

 

Tman, you have any pics of the bead blast silver?

 

bttt

 

Hey Root. 883 sportster engines are sand cast silver powdercoat. I sandblasted the rocker boxes on mine & they look the same as the powdercoated cylinders.

 

I had the cylinders on my Harley done in a satin black powdercoat years ago and they look the same as when I got them back from the coaters.