sunset350z Posted January 18, 2009 Posted January 18, 2009 Hi, looking for peoples views and experience on painting the plenum. I intend to take it off tomorrow so i can fit the spacer as well. I don't want to put the plenum back on until its looking like new. Polishing it means i'll have to spend time on it keeping it shiny, so thats out of the question. Powder coating is a good alternative but may not be able to do the throttle body. So painting it with a high temperature paint may be the best and cheapest solution.I've seen aluminium coloured paint in halfords so may go for that, unless, somebody comes up with a better idea. Quote
Ian Posted January 18, 2009 Posted January 18, 2009 Get the high temp paint from halfords. I bought a can to do mine but I ended up getting ESR to do it Quote
sunset350z Posted January 18, 2009 Author Posted January 18, 2009 Why did you get ESR to do it Ian? Did you mess the painting up or something? Quote
Ian Posted January 18, 2009 Posted January 18, 2009 Had a change of mind on the colour. The high temp paint gives a greyish colour & i wanted matt black Quote
sunset350z Posted January 18, 2009 Author Posted January 18, 2009 Thats fair enough. I did want to powder coat the plenum in sunset orange, but couldn't find anyone who could match the colour or take on the throttle body and powder coat that too. So aluminium silver spray paint may be the way to go, at the mo Quote
rtbiscuit Posted January 18, 2009 Posted January 18, 2009 i like the idea of powder coating, is it possible just to do the plenum or is it permanently attatched to the throttle body. Quote
3FIDDYZ Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 Throttle body comes off, powder coating possible... Quote
3FIDDYZ Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 Thats fair enough. I did want to powder coat the plenum in sunset orange, but couldn't find anyone who could match the colour or take on the throttle body and powder coat that too. So aluminium silver spray paint may be the way to go, at the mo Kev @ Envy can powdercoat, should be able to match the colour... Quote
sunset350z Posted January 19, 2009 Author Posted January 19, 2009 Thanks Mark, i'll give Kev a ring in the morning. Erm anyone got his number? Quote
rtbiscuit Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 if you get it powder coated would be interested to see what it looks like finished. i fancy having my plenum powder coated red. to go with the grounding kit i have. in the long run i would also look at getting a mandrel bent air intake tube and have that powder coated as well. but not found any mandrel bent intake pipes yet Quote
sunset350z Posted January 19, 2009 Author Posted January 19, 2009 Look on http://www.z-store.co.uk/ Kev has them but they aint cheap. The other alternative is to sell your popcharger and get a Typoon or similar that comes with the intake pipe. I noticed he does carbon intakes as well. Quote
M13KYF Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 ming has a good contact for powder coating. He did his and got another members done. Quote
sunset350z Posted January 19, 2009 Author Posted January 19, 2009 There's a name i haven't seen on the forum before, any contact details or can i just pm him? Quote
M13KYF Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 There's a name i haven't seen on the forum before, any contact details or can i just pm him? Emperor Ming http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/profile.p ... file&u=826 he was mad on detailing under the engine bay. Not seen him around for a while, but still about. Quote
martinmac Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic ... highlight= Hes about but not that often. Quote
M13KYF Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17650&highlight= Hes about but not that often. my links better mart Quote
sunset350z Posted January 19, 2009 Author Posted January 19, 2009 Just a thought with the intake pipe rtbiscuit, could you not get one made up by someone like longlife exhaust's? Surely if you take the standard intake pipe to them, they could reproduce it for you. If its going to be powder coated, then the finish doesn't have to be that good. Good idea or bad? Quote
rtbiscuit Posted January 19, 2009 Posted January 19, 2009 thats a good idea, might get some quotes done locally see what i can find out. Quote
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