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Matt Dralle
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 Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:03 pm Post subject: Painting The Baffling... |
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Dear Listers,
I had been planning on black anodizing the various engine baffling pieces in keeping with my black-n-chrome theme under the hood. But I'm noticing that the pieces are getting pretty scratched up during all of this extra fitting that's necessary for the IO-390. Since the pieces can't be run through a surfacer first because of the bends, I'm rethinking how good anodizing is really going to look.
I know we're not suppose to power coat the 2024-T3 because the curing heat required can un-T3 the 2024, but does it really matter for the baffling? Its not really structural, per say. And if power coating is alright, what effects will the engine compartment heat have on the power coating? There's probably a high-temp power coat, but it would likely require a higher curing temp, and that get's us back to the first sentence of this paragraph... Power coating the baffling would definitely look pretty cool.
Has anyone ever chromed their baffling? That would look super cool. Can you chrome 2024-T3? How much would that cost compared to power coating?
Am I fussing too much under the hood? 
Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV
http://www.mattsrv8.com
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 9:43 pm Post subject: Painting The Baffling... |
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Hi Matt,
My baffles are powder coated and it has held up well for 160 hrs. The coating covers all the scratches and other marks of assembly. Black powder coating should look even better than my light grey. I'll try to send some pictures of the intake, oil cooler mounting and baffling since I have the cowling off now for some alternator trouble shooting for a whine in my headsets.
John Greaves
Redding, CA
In a message dated 9/20/2009 8:06:07 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dralle(at)matronics.com writes:
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Dear Listers,
I had been planning on black anodizing the various engine baffling pieces in keeping with my black-n-chrome theme under the hood. But I'm noticing that the pieces are getting pretty scratched up during all of this extra fitting that's necessary for the IO-390. Since the pieces can't be run through a surfacer first because of the bends, I'm rethinking how good anodizing is really going to look.
I know we're not suppose to power coat the 2024-T3 because the curing heat required can un-T3 the 2024, but does it really matter for the baffling? Its not really structural, per say. And if power coating is alright, what effects will the engine compartment heat have on the power coating? There's probably a high-temp power coat, but it would likely require a higher curing temp, and that get's us back to the first sentence of this paragraph... Power coating the baffling would definitely look pretty cool.
Has anyone ever chromed their baffling? That would look super cool. Can you chrome 2024-T3? How much would that cost compared to power coating?
Am I fussing too much under the hood?
Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV
http://www.mattsrv8.com
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