Other Painting my Case

JPCharmin

just order him a turd
Location
Houston
I'm in the process of transforming my ski into a whole red on black theme and was wondering what would be a good paint to use to paint my case? Just regular engine enamel?
 

raytherace

Canadian Brapp Dealer
Location
St-Ray Beach, QC
I'm in the process of transforming my ski into a whole red on black theme and was wondering what would be a good paint to use to paint my case? Just regular engine enamel?

Get the case powder coating, its the nicest finish ever after billet thing..loll...and its not that expensive.
 

chriselmore_1

high on resin
Location
san jose ca
I did my last motor and bpipe with a rattle can appliance epoxy paint. Held up great with very little prep.I just lightly sanded and scuffed. Washed with soap and water and wiped down with acetone and sprayed it.looked great and held up awesome
 

WFO Speedracer

A lifetime ban is like a lifetime warranty !
Location
Alabama
Automotive Polyurethane paint, if the engine gets hot enough to mess it up you have bigger problems than the paint
 

McDog

Other Administrator
Staff member
Location
South Florida
Wasn't trying to speak for you bro. By all means take it all apart and powdercoat everything if you want the most durable finish.
 

Waternut

Customizing addict
Location
Macon, GA
Yes powder coating is by far the best and more durable but you have to fully disassemble your motor or pay someone else to do it. I would love to have it so don't get me wrong but it's way easier and cheaper to spray it. You do have to know of someone or some shop who can do the powder coating and wait a couple days or a couple weeks for them to finish it. Not sure what it costs to powder coat but I know it's quite a bit more than a $5-$6 can of paint. I don't know about you guys but I update the paint on my stuff every couple years because I either scraped the paint off with tools or because it caked with exhaust and oil. Powder coating will be more resilient to the tooling marks but not indestructible. Nothing gets the goop off except harsh chemicals and scrubbing.
 

WFO Speedracer

A lifetime ban is like a lifetime warranty !
Location
Alabama
This nozzle is done with PPG Purple metallic Polyurethane and clearcoat, just to give you an idea
 

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Location
nj
Yes powder coating is by far the best and more durable but you have to fully disassemble your motor or pay someone else to do it. I would love to have it so don't get me wrong but it's way easier and cheaper to spray it. You do have to know of someone or some shop who can do the powder coating and wait a couple days or a couple weeks for them to finish it. Not sure what it costs to powder coat but I know it's quite a bit more than a $5-$6 can of paint. I don't know about you guys but I update the paint on my stuff every couple years because I either scraped the paint off with tools or because it caked with exhaust and oil. Powder coating will be more resilient to the tooling marks but not indestructible. Nothing gets the goop off except harsh chemicals and scrubbing.

powder is sweet i have had tons and tons of stuff powdercoated and am contemplating doing my brand new engine cases in powder, make sure if you get your cases or any motor part for that fact the person knows what theyre doing, alot of guys have done raw steel stuff like frames,wheels ect but proper setup must be made to do cases
 

smusleh

JetSkiExtrm
Location
MI
I had the motor in my SJ powder-coated a few years ago and it still looks amazing. It holds up to the heat and just about anything else I have put it through over the years.

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