Powdercoating in the PDX area?

[Wishno87]

I would like to get a valve cover done. Anyone know any good places?

[brutus87]

Times like this are when I wished I lived in LA, so many places to go to get stuff like that done.
GL

[Jand3rson]

If it's any 24V cover, make sure they chemical strip it instead of sandblasting it.

[Wishno87]

If it's any 24V cover, make sure they chemical strip it instead of sandblasting it.

Ya its a NV one. That mag is pretty fragile so it would probably disappear in seconds with a sand blaster lol.

[Keith M]

It would be fine in a small cabinet filled with glass beads like I have. There is a place in Hubbard that I've used for a few things, but there has to be someplace closer to you.

[djjerme]

I have never been a fan of sandblasting or glass beading anything that is going to be exposed to the oil in the engine. Just me being over zealous..


Now hot tanking, I will hot tank anything that sits still long enough!

:)

I had thought about investing in one of those home powdercoating systems, they aren't too expensive and look pretty good.. How quick you looking at getting this turned around?

[Keith M]

I do it all the time on cars way more expensive than e30's. Careful masking and a through cleaning after. Remember that hot tanks or chemical dipping involves caustic chemicals that are not friendly to non-ferrous metal.

[smonkbmw]

i remember two places. one of 4th plain "Mr.Powdercoat" i think it was, its back on the road that Covington is on. theres another down by Fort Vancouver HS as well, right across the street.

[Wishno87]

Awesome. I will give them a call.

[e28jay]

It's kind of far but Jamie does great work at a great price.

http://www.jdpowdercoatings.com/

[Jand3rson]

Ya its a NV one. That mag is pretty fragile so it would probably disappear in seconds with a sand blaster lol.

Yep, the place I took my first one to ruined it by sandblasting it, made a ton of little craters and holes in it. The second still got a few tiny ones here and there, even after chemical stripping, but they're pretty unnoticeable.

[Wishno87]

That Mr. Powdercoat guy was a big mistake. It took him a week just to chemical strip it and he wants around 125$ just for a valve cover.

[Keith M]

Ouch. I would have stripped for free. I had some rims done and it was $320 for all 4.

[dball4]

^ The guy in beaverton is way cheaper

[Wishno87]

Ya I only went to the Mr. Powdercoat guy because he is really close.