powdercoat ?

[SLIK4]

just wondering if it would be possible to powdercoat the heatshield to the afe intake. don't know if powdercoating plastic is possible and if so if it would last in a hot engine bay.

[ilikerice]

negative.. you have to bake the item your powder coating @ 400-500 degrees for a few hours.. i dont think the plastic will hold up to those temps

try using dye. id test it on another plastic and make sure u are doing it right

[SLIK4]

is there high temp spray paint for plastics that would work?

[severous01]

you can use vht's plastic polymer paints, or if you're familiar with spike network and the power block you can head to their site and use that brand (i forget) but if it's plastic you want a flexible paint...and if it doesnt say it right on the front you'll get chips and cracks in a matter of days.

you can also put an elastomer into a regular spray paint for car exterior and make it a plastic paint. and then you can spray it in any paint gun.

you dont really need high temp for under hood unless it's ON the engine radiator, or any other hot SURFACE itself. you'll need 1600+ for header, 500+ for engine and components and radiators, and you can get away with 200+ for anything else in the engien bay. also, if you wanna do your brakes, you can get away with the 200+ unless you're racing and then you'll need 500+ temp range. the boiling point of dot4 racing fluid is just over 400* so if you're hotter than that you'll have other problems.

[47_MasoN_47]

Plastic? The heat shield on my aFe is metal.

[cali yaris]

^ correct. As a matter of fact, the AFE shield comes with crinkle black powdercoating.

Enclosed in a durable 16 gauge, powder-coated heat shield; this air intake system features a washable/reusable conical air filter that improves airflow for increased horsepower and torque. This intake system also features a heat-insulating molded plastic tube that replaces the stock intake tract and directs increased air flow with improved volumetric efficiency for maximum performance. One-piece heat shield requires little or no assembly and the filter is constructed with 100% polyurethane for long life and multiple cleaning cycles.

[SLIK4]

thank you for the help. i don't yet have an afe i'm just planning for the future. from all the pics i've seen the heat shield looked plastic. my bad:confused:

[severous01]

now that i think about it mine's metal too.