Harley Davidson Sportster Wheels Revitalized — Powder Coated AIO Chrome
Bringing back old and worn out parts to a new look is on of the things powder coating has become quite popular for. The classic Harley Davidson motorcycles will always be a favorite among enthusiasts and as they get older restoring them will continue to grow in demand.
Here we have a set of Harley Davidson Sportster wheels. As you can see from the first picture they have seen better days. Years of use and the environment have put them in a sad state of appearance. But IPG Coating can bring them back to as good as new with our coating capabilities. This customer didn’t want to be too flashy but still restore the wheel to have a great look. We chose the AIO Chrome for this project and as you can see the results are just amazing.
The wheels as they looked when they arrived to the shop. Years of use can make these great looking wheels look poorly.
Here is a shot of the wheel blasted and ready for coating. It is always interesting to see what the parts look like after the media blasting is performed.
The finished product in AIO Chrome. The AIO Chrome gives the wheel a bit more gloss than a basic silver. A great look for sure. Ready to give the motorcyle an entirely new, refreshed look.
High Temperature S2000 Turbo Manifold – Black Satin
Another quality manifold has found its way to IPG Coating for our high performance exhaust temperature coating. This custom built tubular Honda S2000 Turbo Manifold is destined to be installed on a street beast of an engine. Our Satin Black 1800 Degree Exhaust Coating will surely give it even more added performance.
The picture timeline below shows the steps and finished product. Great Looks and Great Performance.
The manifold as we received it. It is a great looking, quality piece. The customer will be very happy with its design and performance.
The manifold after it was hit with Aluminum Oxide in our blast cabinet. Just some basic metal cleaning is left before we apply the Exhaust Coating.
The finished product, ready for installation. Black Satin High Temperature Exhaust Coating -- 1800 Degree Rating.
Powder Coated Billet Specialty Wheels — High Gloss Mirror Black
Here is a set of 15″ wheels that we recently did for a customer. This is a great drag wheel type setup from Billet Specialties. They come with a very nice polished aluminum look directly from the manufacturer but this customer was after a more stealth look that our powder coating services can offer.
Follow the picture timeline below as we go through the process of making over this wheel for a great new look.
Billet Specialty Wheels as they looked when dropped off by the customer. As you can see they have a nice look to them already but with the large array of coating color options personalization is very easy.
This picture shows the wheels after the initial prep process. Putting them in the Blast Cabinet and hitting them with Glass Bead takes off any old coatings, paint, etc, that is on the wheels to prepare the surface for the coating process. Ater this we do a small amount more cleaning of the wheel, then pre-bake it, coat it and final cure it.
Finished product. The Super Mirror High Gloss Black looks incredible in person. Hard for the pictures to do it justice. What a great way to personalize your vehicle. This particular color is quickly becoming one of our most popular options.
Blox Cast Iron Turbo Manifold — Chrome High Temp Ceramic Coating
Here we have a Blox Racing Cast Iron Turbo Manifold for the popular B Series Honda and Acura engines. We decided to coat this particular manifold with the Chrome Like High Temperature Ceramic Coating to show yet another avenue that is available for your high temperature exhaust coating needs. The chrome like shine that this coating offers makes it a perfect fit for show cars and race cars alike.
The popular chrome like finish has a 1300 Degree’s F Substrate Temperature heat resistance rating and a 2000 Degree’s F Environmental Temperature heat resistance. These ratings make this a suitable coating for the majority of popular naturally aspirated and turbocharged applications.
Follow the picture timeline below to see the steps involved in prepping and finishing an item.
Blox Turbo Manifold out of the package as we received it from the manufacturer
Here is the manifold after we blasted it with 120 grit aluminum oxide in preparation for the coating to be applied.
After the final curing of 500 Degree's F for an hour in our oven this is what the manifold looks like, getting ready for the final step to bring the shine out.
There are several ways you can choose to bring the shine out of the coating after the curing process. In this application we choose to put the manifold back in the Blast Cabinet and go over it with Glass Bead at about 20 psi of pressure and here you see the final result.
Subaru WRX STi Perrin Header Coated
Here is an example of the high temperature coatings that we can offer. This Satin Black coating is rated at 1800 Degree’s Heat Resistance and gives a great look to boot. As you can see in the photo time line we started with a slightly used Perrin Header for a WRX STi, then blasted it with 120 grit Aluminum Oxide to prepare for the coating, sprayed the coating in 2 light coats and finally cured it.
This particular header is actually scheduled to go on our in house project ‘08 Subaru Impreza WRX STi and we are excited to install it and give further feedback at that point in time.
Perrin WRX STi Header
Media Blasted Perrin Header for WRX STi
Satin Black Thermal Barrier Coated Perrin Header for WRX STi
