Painting A Turbo With High Temp Paint
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cjernigan asked me a while back about how my ceramic coating from BEGi was holding up, and this past weekend I was able to get a couple pics.
Brand new:
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After 15 months/20k miles including on salty roads last winter:
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As you can see, it's faded a bit and some surface rust has come through near the head. The SS downpipe doesn't look nearly as pretty as it used to, either.
Brand new:
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After 15 months/20k miles including on salty roads last winter:
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As you can see, it's faded a bit and some surface rust has come through near the head. The SS downpipe doesn't look nearly as pretty as it used to, either.
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Boy, that's pretty depressing. My manifold is uncoated, but I had my downpipe done by a local shop and though it's not exposed to road salt it still looks great after a year of operation. The shine has dulled somewhat, but nowhere near as bad as that poor Bell manifold looks.
I wonder if the choice of shop (and therefore the choice of coating manufacturer / process) makes a serious difference?
I wonder if the choice of shop (and therefore the choice of coating manufacturer / process) makes a serious difference?
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Boy, that's pretty depressing. My manifold is uncoated, but I had my downpipe done by a local shop and though it's not exposed to road salt it still looks great after a year of operation. The shine has dulled somewhat, but nowhere near as bad as that poor Bell manifold looks.
I wonder if the choice of shop (and therefore the choice of coating manufacturer / process) makes a serious difference?
I wonder if the choice of shop (and therefore the choice of coating manufacturer / process) makes a serious difference?
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