Steve,
I bead blasted my canister and the associated metal parts down to bare metal including the bottom part as well as I could reach the nether regions. Then I painted them with Hammerite Hammertone Silver spray paint (ordered from Amazon). The first time the paint did not hammer properly and simply looked like a poor silver paint job. Living in Texas the heat can make spray painting a problem and I tried again and again until I finally figured out the secret. Immediately after painting the pieces I lightly misted them (a very fine mist) with mineral spirits and they hammered up nicely. After drying they were near perfect. YMMV.
experimenting with techniques to coat the air box…
I have spoken to 2 different powder coating people near me and there seems to be an issue with the details of the embossed lettering being removed during sandblasting and further by the powder coating thickness. So I may use a rattle can to achieve the effect. Some samples. The air box in the background I’m hoping to match.
Also working on a “high octane” blend!
I had mine powder coated, and presumably bead blasted or sand blasted by the shop prior to it, the raised letters are still plainly visible on mine, unfortunately its in the car and not easy to photograph.
Also I dont see an issue with the thickness, although I have never looked to see if the stamped numbers are on mine. they could be buried in paint, not sure, but overall I was happy with the results. plus they did the interior and down the tubes, all the latches etc, been six years or so but its held up nicely
but I have seen very nice results with a rattle can too.
You were the first to notice! The nice thing about these Jags is they provide almost as much enjoyment sitting in the garage as they do on the open road… almost!
That looks great! So the letters lost a little detail but nothing like what I was told. Plus, it has the durability of powder-coating. Could you DM the cost they charged you for comparison? -Steve
Steve, Sorry - I looked at my expense ledger and unfortunately I did not detail every item - I just brought a bunch of cleaned parts and he would media blast and powder coat a box at a time for like $50…but this was several years ago. Nice clean parts ready for assembly some day before too long!
This was powder coated in “silver wheel” color.
That’s insane. I think I got every single black part on the car coated, plus beaded my carbs, hubs, frames, and a bunch of other stuff for about a grand.
