Polishing aluminum bits

[flaatr@yahoo.com (Euroroc II)]

I'm intrigued... you were able to powder coat your self? What is involved 
in spraying the powder... I thought that this was a charged process. What 
temperature was the bake?

-Raffi


At 08:19 PM 3/14/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>I did the p-coat on those parts for Rick. The color he chose was "cast
>aluminum". They do look great and with a minimum of work.
>
>BTW Rick, 1/2 a bottle left.
>
>Rick Alexander
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Rick Kellner" <rfkellner@snet.net>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 7:20 PM
>Subject: RE: Polishing aluminum bits
>
>
> > Raffi,
> > I agree with Ron.  I bead blasted an intake, took off the casting marks
> > with a file and some sand paper and then powder coated (with the help of
> > a fellow lister).  I have some pics if you want to see the final
> > product.
> > Rick Kellner.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Ron Pieper
> > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 6:48 PM
> > To: Euroroc II; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: Re: Polishing aluminum bits
> >
> > Oh man....my best advice: don't.  I haven't tried a VW manifold but have
> > done a lot of other
> > stuff...what a dirty, time consuming PITA.  Oh, you can do it, get a
> > 1/4" die grinder and a ton of
> > cutting/sanding/polishing accessories...or, file/grind off the sharp
> > edges, sand blast it, and
> > have it powder coated.
> >
> > It's just much easier on your constitution.    <---name that line.
> >
> > G/L,
> >
> > Ron
> > --- Euroroc II <flaatr@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > This may have been asked before but does anyone have any
> > recommendations or
> > > instructions on how to polish aluminum... intake, t-body, etc...
> > >
> > > Curious
> > >
> > > -Raffi
> >
> >
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