Powder Coating Stupidity

[GTSnake]

Why don't you just get another set?

 

[Steve 00RT/10]

I had ours done last winter for $40 total. He even shined up and clear coated the logo stuff so I don't have to monkey around with 3M pads anymore. It's an industrial powder coating place near here that does misc. parts once a week or so. I am very satisfied with the work.

Not a very good picture, but they look a lot better than the factory red with the black blower

 

[GTSnake]

For $40 that's a heck of a deal. Any bubbles or wrinkles on it? Can they do it in red?

 

[LifeIsGood]

Wow, the picture looks pretty good to me, especially for $40...hopefully the quality is also there . I still prefer the red though...I like that all the valve covers are red.

 

[KNG SNKE]

Why don't you just get another set?

Out of money. I'm only an E5 in the military, limited salary. I have spent a lot of money on the viper over the past few months and I am completely tapped out on extra funding or I would. They will have logos, just won't be raised.

 

[Steve 00RT/10]

For $40 that's a heck of a deal. Any bubbles or wrinkles on it? Can they do it in red?

No, they came out very good I think. They had multiple colors on a board, but not sure if 'Viper' red valve cover was among them

Here is the website: Peninsula Powder Coating

Out of money. I'm only an E5 in the military, limited salary. I have spent a lot of money on the viper over the past few months and I am completely tapped out on extra funding or I would. They will have logos, just won't be raised.

Good luck with however you go. This may be a place to consider for any future stuff to help contain costs.

Steve

 

[KNG SNKE]

Already shipped them today to R&J Distributing. I can attest to their work since they have done other parts on my car including the calipers. Definitely the best powder coating I have seen.

 

[KNG SNKE]

Ok to revist an old thread my valve covers will be here tomorrow, FINALLY! They have been through hell and hopefully they will have turned out good. I had to go with Gen 3 lettering because the Gen 2 lettering with the heat logos was too difficult and was thought not to be able to be a lasting effect. So gen 3 it is. Crossing fingers..

 

[GTSnake]

It took 2 months to powder coat them???

 

[KNG SNKE]

It took 2 months to powder coat them???

Longer than that. 2 companies, 4 total mistakes.

 

[Red Snake]

Wow. I can't beleive you went thru all of that. I live near JMB Performance and Powdercoat. I took my car over and they pulled my old covers off and bolted on a set that he already had coated (1 for 1 swap). He does a ton of Viper stuff and is one of the best powdercoaters in the business.

Mine look awesome.

 

[KNG SNKE]

I want jmb's intake setup but it is a little too pricey for me at the moment. Eventually I will do business with him, just will be a while unless he cuts me a nice military discount .

 

[KNG SNKE]

Ok after a couple months in the making R&J Distributing was able to salvage some really messed up covers and they turned out pretty damn good.

 

[99 R/T 10]

Need pictures of them intalled!!!!

 

[KNG SNKE]

Need pictures of them intalled!!!!

Getting there. Last on my priorty list. Its not enough someone tried to kick in my garage door, I go to change my front porch bulb yesterday and blew out half the outlets in my house somehow. Wasn't a bad circuit breaker so I have to fix that first. If it ain't one thing its another!

 

[Camfab]

Next time I think about powder coating valve covers I'm going to re-visit this thread, forget it!

 

[KNG SNKE]

Nah, don't forget it. Just go with a company who has done Viper covers before and not one that says it will be no problem locally. Spend the extra money. I can vouch for R&J, the yellow looks great, much better then my local company tried to give me.