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Offline gary1

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New engine cover
« on: May 17, 2018, 08:07:07 AM »
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Re: New engine cover
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2018, 07:16:16 PM »
Nice ;) hydro dipping?
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Re: New engine cover
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2018, 08:56:06 PM »
Looks great Gary!
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Re: New engine cover
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2018, 06:11:47 AM »
cool, matches the turbo heat shield.  How's that holding up?
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Re: New engine cover
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2018, 08:28:39 AM »
Hydro dipping,took turbo cover off already it was not holding up to the heat.have to talk to the guy that did the work to make sure he used hi temp paint.I don't think he did.
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Re: New engine cover
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2018, 10:40:56 AM »
Quote from: gary1 on May 20, 2018, 08:28:39 AM
Hydro dipping,took turbo cover off already it was not holding up to the heat.have to talk to the guy that did the work to make sure he used hi temp paint.I don't think he did.
I'd bet he did. I tried a few things on mine with high temperature powder and it didn't hold up either. Ended up doing the same cast iron looking ceramic that they put on exhaust manifolds and that held up really well for a few years.
That cover just gets WAY too hot.
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Re: New engine cover
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2018, 08:55:25 PM »
No Paint can hold up to the heat of a turbo.
That's really cool looking.  I just wish you didn't use Yellow in it to have it contrast more. But that's just my $.04 (inflation)
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