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I'm thinking of letting Leanna do her magic and powder coat my '70 Duster grille and headlamp bezels. Not sure if I want just the original painted surfaces done and leave the edges bright or to blacken entirely. Thoughts?
 
You might want to check with her directly. The high temperature used to cure the powder coating might melt or do some damage to your grill/headlight bezels.
 
skybolt said:
I'm thinking of letting Leanna do her magic and powder coat my '70 Duster grille and headlamp bezels. Not sure if I want just the original painted surfaces done and leave the edges bright or to blacken entirely. Thoughts?
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I meant to say the grille mouldings, headlamp bezels and turn signal bezels. Just the aluminum parts as paint chips easily from them. The plastic parts painted. I will check with her before of course. Just wanted to know if anyone has done it, if they like it and some opinions.
 
CudaChick1968 said:
Thanks for thinking of me Skybolt!

Rather than rehash the big pot metal discussion here, I'll just post a link. Particular attention is directed to Post #6.

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=56198&highlight=pot+metal

Since that post was written, I've done several other 60s/70s pot metal parts with success.
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Just to add;

Protech has a line of "Low Bake" 30@320 F powders that might work on pot metal. I've used their semi gloss (50 degree) material and it worked out well on formed /extruded aluminum. No blow out seen in and around the formed areas of the parts.

sscuda
 
Regardless of the cure temp of the powder used, outgassing still needs to be done prior to any powder being applied to remove air and impurities, and help ensure a nice uniform finish.
 
Leanna did a beautiful job on a couple of pot metal emblems for me.....If needed, I can look for a pic?
 
CudaChick1968 said:
Thanks for thinking of me Skybolt!

Rather than rehash the big pot metal discussion here, I'll just post a link. Particular attention is directed to Post #6.

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=56198&highlight=pot+metal

Since that post was written, I've done several other 60s/70s pot metal parts with success.
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Leanna, I am glad to hear you are haivng success with coating potmetal parts these days. I am sure things (ie. powders, techniques, etc.) have changed drastically since my last attempt. Of course, I was speaking from a past experience. Thanks for the link to the above thread. I missed that one.
 
Ben, you know I'm always happy to help if I can. I'm sure my competition would cringe at the way I freely give away trade secrets like that. But hey, this is a board of restorers who like to get their hands dirty, and if I can pass along a little bit of what I've learned along the way, it might help someone else down the line. That's why we're all here -- to learn what we don't know and to share what we do.

Thanks for the kudos Cheryl!!! :-D
 
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