Ano or powdercoat?

[Matt@RFR]

Oh yeah, this guy is definetely worth a three hour trip. You want to talk to Lloyd, his number is 530-342-9225. It's easy to find.

[Damn True]

How hot does a powder coat oven get?

Any chance the '68 Camaro OE grille would survive that kinda heat?

[ProTouring442]

I did the powder-coating in West Virginia. So that is probably some of the lowest overheard around.

Anodizing is even cheaper. Strip, dip, and dye. One price ($100) assuming all the parts fit in the tank.

Just be sure to take everything at once to avoid color differences, and of course, 1 part costs $100 since it takes just as much time as 50.

jp

What was the name of the place? Were you satisfied with their work? I have some stuff that will need to be coated.

Shiny Side Up!
Bill
'72 442 "Inamorata"

[parsonsj]

How hot does a powder coat oven get?

About 400 degrees. Your grill will survive just fine from the heat. But remember that sand blasting is a necessary prep step, and that's usually harder on parts than the heat.

jp

[USAZR1]

Just to add to the discussion but you really do not want to anodize cast aluminum. Its high porosity absorbs the acid etch they use to prep the part and you probably won't be happy with the result. Billet or extruded aluminum parts anodize best.

I have an account with Performance Coatings in OKC. They just powdercoated a pair of sbc GMPP Bowtie valve covers for me last week,in Satin Titanium color. Cost was $60.

[ZoomieFoosh]

Depends on who you find. I had an entire tube chassis powder coated for $300, and it was done in two days. Then I believe another $400 for all the interior and misc...rear end, suspension links, motor plates, etc.. That included media blasting, degreasing, color, and chasing all threads.

The shop is Platinum Powder Coating in Chico. Let me know if you think it's worth the drive or shipping.

Matt, do you know if they do High-Temp coatings like Jett Hot? I need to get some headers coated. I really like the result of powder coatings, I got my intake manifold and various parts done for my engine, check it out...

[Matt@RFR]

They don't do anything but powdercoating, and I know of noone local to you or I. I'd just send it to Jet Hot if I were you, although there are others here who have had good results and lower prices from other places. Do a search here, this was mentioned in a thread a few months ago.