Powdercoating Cam Covers Question

1. Green-VTS Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2007 Wakefield Posts: 644 Clio 1.4 RT and MK1 Saxo VTS

   #1 1st August 2008, 21:58

   Has anyone done this before? Just wondered how id go about this with the seal being built in?
2. renagademaster4 Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2008 motherwell , scotland Posts: 911 saxo vts , saxo vts , jeep cherokee

   #2 3rd August 2008, 12:47

   as i'm intrested in the answer to this aswell , its sumthing i thought about
3. stendog Established Member Joined: Aug 2007 southampton Posts: 2253 saxo vtr

   #3 3rd August 2008, 12:48

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Green-VTS Has anyone done this before? Just wondered how id go about this with the seal being built in?

   i dont have a vts so not sure but i thought i read that they dont have a rocker cover gasket effectively and you just by some gasket sealent? so couldnt you just powdercoat then put a new bead of gasket sealent on?
4. mattg Established Member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1744

   #4 3rd August 2008, 13:15

   There is a small seal around the covers you take off, just be carefull not to ruin it when taking the covers off and when there off the car just make sure to not disturb them and lay them on anything thats going to damage them.
   
   I took mine off and sprayed them up and was carefull and put them on ok and all is fine, no leaks at all.
5. samcook Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2005 evesham, worcs United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3813 197 cup

   #5 3rd August 2008, 17:14

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by mattg There is a small seal around the covers you take off, just be carefull not to ruin it when taking the covers off and when there off the car just make sure to not disturb them and lay them on anything thats going to damage them. I took mine off and sprayed them up and was carefull and put them on ok and all is fine, no leaks at all.

   think youve completly missed the point, he wants to know if powder coating will damage the seal
6. mattg Established Member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1744

   #6 3rd August 2008, 17:54

   Not really as you wouldnt powder coat underneath would you.
7. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

   #7 4th August 2008, 09:27

   but when you powder coat you bake the paint on, if the seal on i cant see it with holding the temperatures, it may do, but personally i wouldnt as you cant buy another seal
   
   and i cant see how you could just peel the seal off and stick it back on
8. Green-VTS Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2007 Wakefield Posts: 644 Clio 1.4 RT and MK1 Saxo VTS

   #8 4th August 2008, 16:43

   tricky