Can I paint a stillen G3 Intake? I purchased it used and the prior owner scratched it all over the place some how... it drives me nuts.. Could I have
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05-21-2011, 02:11 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Can I paint a stillen G3 intake ?
Can I paint a stillen G3 Intake? I purchased it used and the prior owner scratched it all over the place some how... it drives me nuts..
Could I have it painted you think? or would it chip? If its a bad idea, does anyone know any Powder Coating places on Long Island ? I would not paint it myself, I would just give it to my bodyshop to do, they take care of me very well so Im sure cost would be very low if not free...
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05-21-2011, 11:21 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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Powder coating is the way to go, I have been very happy with the black textured finish on my intakes. Here are my G3s with a before and after:
After:
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05-22-2011, 12:03 AM | #4 (permalink) |
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Christian hey where'd you get that done at and what is the exact name of it? I wanna do the same to my set.
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05-22-2011, 12:06 AM | #5 (permalink) |
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Christian. That looks awesome. Exactly what I'd want.
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05-22-2011, 08:30 AM | #6 (permalink) |
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that looks great in the engine bay christian!
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He did mine also "black"
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Haha, thanks guys. I got them done at Precision Powdercoating in Santa Ana CA but it is just a generic wrinkle black powder coat finish that most powdercoaters should have. The finish is very nice, they did an OK job but I had to scrape off the powdercoating to allow the MAF to seat in its housing fully.
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Just a side note.. please please please inspect the intake before having it powdercoated! If there was any shipping damage, or something didn't seem right, once it's powdercoated it can't be warrantied.
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06-02-2011, 05:23 PM | #13 (permalink) |
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Hey Chuck
I believe Mike once recommended this site, I had it saved in my favorites: New York - Custom Coaters 2 Good luck!
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