Coatings

[Bernie Jacobsen]

I have heard that unless the coating is evenly applied (uniform thickness)
it willcrack and flake off.  Does anyone  know if this is true?    This
might sound off-the-wall, but for small parts, could they be dipped in a can
of thinned coating solution?

^Bernie


>Robert Humphris wrote:
>>
>> >The parts ARE fully coated, but they are definitely not EVENLY coated.
The
>> >ID of the colectorhas runs and bloches in the greenish grey coating, but
the
>> >outside black coating is smooth and even.    Will it last? I have them
>> >installed, and it's easy for me to disassemble the collector to inspect,
so
>>       I'll know in a couple of months.
>>
>> I hope that smoothnes and even coating isn't a problem, as I have lots
>> of little runs, blotches etc in the stuff that I did.. I cleaned up the
>> pistons as best as I could and it all seems to be okay for fit etc..
>> Unfortunately I have run out of money and will not be getting my coated
>> engine running for the forseeable future...
>>
>> Rob
>
>I had some problems applying CBC to my pistons.  Seems the
>air pressure wasn't high enough in the airbrush and the
>coating ended up too thick.  It bubbled and looked cracked,
>so I'm going to sandblast it back off and try again.  DFL on
>the sides looks great, though.
>
>What coating(s) did you use and how are you applying it
>(them)?
>Shannen
>