Anybody do it. Is it a worthwhile investment? What all is in the kit. I just seen a gun and an oven. What size does a guy need/want? Thanks. Kim
Ceramic coating
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Ddaddy
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What are you trying to ceramic coat?
The guy that has it did piston tops among other things
From the description its prob forms an organic film containing ceramic particles (kindof like pigment).
If its truely a ceramic, then its inorganic materials that must be melted together and to the substrate.
Porcelain was a common 20th-cent ceramic applied to steel and cast iron.
eg. Independence Porcelain Enamel
Some are baked, others can be applied with flame or 'plazma'.
AFAIK all processes will require very high termperatures.
Not sure what the technology is there. Swaintech - which has industrial capability, but also many others offer piston coatings.
I have no idea how old it is. He has a gun and oven and whatever else it takes to do coatings. I don’t know if it does other coatings or not. I’ll message him to find out more about it. Thanks. Kim
Ddaddy
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That doesn’t answer my question. What are YOU looking to ceramic coat?
I’m not really sure at this moment. He said the oven is big enough to do headers. Maybe valve covers and other engine parts. His dad did pistons and not sure what else. Kim
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In a manor of speaking, I think I’d agree. A while back there was a buzz about coating piston tops and the head chambers w/valves faces, or, valves installed. There is some power in it. I think if you can afford the extra coin and time, it isn’t a bad idea at all.
@oldkimmer, I believe the piston coating you're referring to is actually a "dry film lubricant" which can be applied with a regular airbrush and cures in a simple toaster oven.
Cerakote high temp ceramic coating, mainly used for exhaust applications, is also a liquid but is generally applied with an HVLP paint gun (using a smaller tip than you would to paint). It's typically good to around 2200 degrees but not all ceramics are created equal. A couple colors can be tumbled once they're dry to increase the shine (i.e., to sort of replicate chrome) but none actually require an oven -- they just dry in the open air over five days whether they're still hanging on the wires you suspended the parts with to spray the coating, laying on your shop floor or already installed on the car.
Cerakote high temp ceramic coating, mainly used for exhaust applications, is also a liquid but is generally applied with an HVLP paint gun (using a smaller tip than you would to paint). It's typically good to around 2200 degrees but not all ceramics are created equal. A couple colors can be tumbled once they're dry to increase the shine (i.e., to sort of replicate chrome) but none actually require an oven -- they just dry in the open air over five days whether they're still hanging on the wires you suspended the parts with to spray the coating, laying on your shop floor or already installed on the car.
Thank u Leanna. Kim
dirty white boy
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That's pretty outdated there @dirty white boy but you're on the right track.
How Modern Piston Coatings Improve Performance
How Modern Piston Coatings Improve Performance
dirty white boy
50 yr old Juvenal delinquent
heres some more info i had saved on the subject... Automotive Engine Performance Coatings and Treatments • Muscle Car DIY
Thanks for the reading material guys/gals. Kim
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