ethomas
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| posted on 21/10/05 at 04:40 PM |
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Paint vs. powder coating
Hi,
I have a pair of tubular manifolds for my V6, and am debating whether to go for exhaust paint or powder coating.
The cost of powder coating is about £40, is it a worthwhile upgrade over a painted finish?
Cheers,
Ed
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nick205
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| posted on 21/10/05 at 05:33 PM |
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Will powder coating take the heat?
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owelly
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| posted on 21/10/05 at 05:53 PM |
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IMHO power coatimg (and plastic coating) will not stand the temperature. You need stove enamalling (sp?) or VHT paint.
I prefer paint because it is easy to recoat if you need to modify/repair stuff.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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NS Dev
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| posted on 21/10/05 at 06:02 PM |
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I had a supposedly heat resistant powder coated exhaust manifold once. On the first "proper" run it all burnt off!
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zzrpowerd-locost
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| posted on 21/10/05 at 08:21 PM |
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powercoating will burnt off, as its basically plastic! 
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Glan Noye
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| posted on 21/10/05 at 08:27 PM |
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Ceramic is good Expensive though! http://www.camcoat.u-net.com/Exhausts.htm
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Mike R-F
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| posted on 21/10/05 at 10:30 PM |
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Go for a good quality wrap instead. Looks good & helps gas flow.
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ethomas
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| posted on 22/10/05 at 11:51 AM |
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Right, that is an easy choice then.
Thanks guys 
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