WARNING powder x in Addison

[Jokerzl]

Edit do to stupidity

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[P40E]

If it's a metallic type powder coat I think there is a clear coat sprayed on after the baking process . Otherwise the painter might have used too light of the coating of powder when sprayed on before baking . I would not use brake cleaner to clean powder coat . In my experience it will dull the surface .

Sorry to hear about this problem .

 

[Pressure Ratio]

Brake cleaner will ruin powder coating.

 

[Boostie]

Brake cleaner will ruin powder coating.

This. User error.

 

[1quick]

Yeah brake clean and carb cleaner fucks up powder coat, and if it's a dark color it gets spider webbed scratches with just a dry towel

 

[TCG Member 5219]

Yeah brake clean and carb cleaner fucks up powder coat, and if it's a dark color it gets spider webbed scratches with just a dry towel

This. I would never have wheels gloss black powder coated again. I had my 09 Shelby wheels re-done once and the corvette ones done too. It was a nightmare with scratches from just wiping with a new microfiber. Paint with clear was way better at resisting scratches on my wheels. Never again.

 

[Zack]

Brake cleaner will ruin powder coating.

I've been cleaning powdercoated stuff for years with brake clean. It has never been affected, on various different colors from 2 different coating shops.

 

[greasy]

Any type of brake cleaner is WAY too aggressive for cleaning finished parts. Always work from least aggressive to more aggressive when cleaning.

 

[Pressure Ratio]

^ Exactly

You can see all kinds of examples online where people used brake cleaner on powder coating and it was ruined. Anyone can use google and find examples.

 

[Jokerzl]

Well no more powdercoating for me

Aggressive I have to get these engine parts clean more important then looks I guess

I have to use aggressive cleaners as most of my work involves interior of motors and not external

No more powdercoating for me

Not happy but it's my own fault

Moderator please remove

I have had powdercoater blowers in here before and they never did this

From now on it's paint or nothing

 

[Jokerzl]

How does powder coat react in a sonic cleaner?

 

[ktraver97ss]

Always work from least aggressive to more aggressive when cleaning.

/\/\/\ Seriously the most important lesson you can learn about detailing imo.

 

[Jokerzl]

Hard not to use brake cleaner when doing this work

I have to use brake cleaner

Every nook and cranny needs to be free of aluminum and oil

 

[Donnie]

Why wouldn't you be doing finishing work like cosmetics, after you've done your porting? I've never painted one of my Blocks, then dropped it off at the machine shop. Just saying bro.


(Gorgeous work btw!)

 

[Jokerzl]

Why wouldn't you be doing finishing work like cosmetics, after you've done your porting? I've never painted one of my Blocks, then dropped it off at the machine shop. Just saying bro.


(Gorgeous work btw!)

It was the sequence of events that brought this on

I had a display kit for showing off the powder coating

Someone got interested asked to buy it for $2000. I didn't shrug a shoulder and I said the blower needs rebuilt because it was powdercoated. Ok so I started today to rebuild it oil and grease went every where as usual. Brake cleaner for a quick clean up and continue and bam that happened. I port mainly but I was trying to make some money on looks and do the whole package .

So when I have a good opportunity to make descent hard earned money this shit happens.

 

[Jokerzl]

It's my own damn fault and I will be making frank a call personally

 

[Pressure Ratio]

Find a less aggressive cleaner. I use Simple Green on most of the things I clean. It works well for dirt and debris with out damaging most surfaces. They also have an industrial line of cleaners that are "gentile". Work checking them out.

For porting work try soapy water, brushes and compressed air. It should would work very well for that kind of stuff.



And if you switch to paint be careful as brake cleaner can mess up paint as well.

 

[Donnie]

It's my own damn fault and I will be making frank a call personally

Shitty luck there man.

Find a less aggressive cleaner. I use Simple Green on most of the things I clean. It works well for dirt and debris with out damaging most surfaces. They also have an industrial line of cleaners that are "gentile". Work checking them out.

For porting work try soapy water, brushes and compressed air. It should would work very well for that kind of stuff.

Don't use Simple Green. Unless heavily, and I mean HEAVILY diluted, it loves to chew up finishes.

 

[Pressure Ratio]

Shitty luck there man.



Don't use Simple Green. Unless heavily, and I mean HEAVILY diluted, it loves to chew up finishes.

Sorry, I should have stated that. I buy the concentrate and mix it myself. Good catch.

 

[Donnie]

 

[rocket5979]

Find a less aggressive cleaner. I use Simple Green on most of the things I clean. It works well for dirt and debris with out damaging most surfaces. They also have an industrial line of cleaners that are "gentile". Work checking them out.

For porting work try soapy water, brushes and compressed air. It should would work very well for that kind of stuff.



And if you switch to paint be careful as brake cleaner can mess up paint as well.

I agree! Brake cleaner has to be much more expensive than other less aggressive cleaners that can be bought in bulk, too. Sure, for most people just buying two cans of brake cleaner for their home porting job is fine, but for a business it would make sense to find a good way to cut costs since there is a higher volume. Other cleaners will be less noxious too! Hell, some are even reusable after a quick filtration to remove the large particles.

However, with that said, the porting should always be done before the powdercoating, then final assembly for all of the new pressed in bearings last. I usually find that when I try to take short cuts to save time or money, they rarely accomplish any of the initial two goals.

 

[Jokerzl]

Find a less aggressive cleaner. I use Simple Green on most of the things I clean. It works well for dirt and debris with out damaging most surfaces. They also have an industrial line of cleaners that are "gentile". Work checking them out.

For porting work try soapy water, brushes and compressed air. It should would work very well for that kind of stuff.



And if you switch to paint be careful as brake cleaner can mess up paint as well.

Try cleaning a supercharger that has 100,000 miles and has been pullied for 40,000 and has scene temps of 200 plus inside the blower.
.I have soaked the blowers in simple green(straight) in boiling water.Doesn't touch it. Won't remove the oil and all that stuff that has been basically baked on.

It's either chemicals or a sonic cleaner and I think it's time for me to buy a sonic cleaner. Sonic cleaner strips coating right off as well.

Brake can mess up paint but paint doesn't fry a bearing and I can easily repaint it. I was driving a hour and 30 min for powderx.

 

[Jokerzl]

I agree! Brake cleaner has to be much more expensive than other less aggressive cleaners that can be bought in bulk, too. Sure, for most people just buying two cans of brake cleaner for their home porting job is fine, but for a business it would make sense to find a good way to cut costs since there is a higher volume. Other cleaners will be less noxious too! Hell, some are even reusable after a quick filtration to remove the large particles.

However, with that said, the porting should always be done before the powdercoating, then final assembly for all of the new pressed in bearings last. I usually find that when I try to take short cuts to save time or money, they rarely accomplish any of the initial two goals.

I agree with your statement but why do you imply I was saving money and taking short cuts?

Do you know the hours I put in on this stuff? That an insult to my time in efforts with those two implications.

 

[Pressure Ratio]

Well sounds like if you want to leave the finish as it is sent to you there is gonna be A LOT of prep on your end. You will have to tape and mask off painted/coated surfaces so they don't get the cleaning product on the coated surfaces. Just the surfaces you are working on.

A sonic cleaner is great. A steam parts cleaner may be a better option for you. But even then I would research if it would be too aggressive for coated surfaces as well.

 

[rocket5979]

I was driving a hour and 30 min for powderx.

Eeesh, there's no one closer to you than that?!? That's too damned far to be doing with a business to run and keep costs low, man.