Brownmonster Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 I'm looking to get my exhaust and primaries cerakoted by a local company (https://www.eastmidcoat.com/ they are just down the road from me and the price is very good £120+VAT for the application and then the price of the paint on top, which should be 1L of the v-series https://www.cerakote.co.uk/product-category/cerakote-coatings/v-series/ which is £138) So quite a good price all in. Before I rush into this though I was wondering how many of you have done this, and what colours you have gone for (Exact names would be nice!). BigCol has a black of some sort which looks quite smart: ColinT has a bronze style one (which looks like the burnt colour you get from the exhaust and looks really tidy): I like the look of the Cobalt black, just wondering if anyone has it done in that colour? Cheers Ste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ainsley Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Black on Red would look fantastic. I might look at the Bronze colour myself, it would have to match my classic Green/Yellow car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownmonster Posted June 11 Author Share Posted June 11 Yeah my whole car is based on this black/red/white theme (I've even got a set of the older KN 8 spokes 6 + 8s to go on it as I'm not a big fan of the newer apollos), It's just a question of how much I get done in the black, the primaries, cat and or the whole thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ainsley Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 You will need to do the whole thing to keep the colour scheme looking right. Don't add another colour into the mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin_T Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 I still can’t recommend getting this done enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc007 Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 (edited) 2 hours ago, Colin_T said: I still can’t recommend getting this done enough. Why is that, Colin? Is it just a cosmetic thing or have you had any real benefits? I've thought about it several times but been put off by seeing how they look after several thousand miles (admittedly that car had white powdercoating). Also some stories of it being bad for the metal. Edited June 11 by Doc007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCol Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 (edited) My bits were Cerakoted by Kirdford Shot Blasting & Powder Coating. Colour was Satin Black. From memory, total cost for headers, cat, exhaust and a couple of other bits was sub-£400 including shipping. That was 18 months ago. Edited June 11 by BigCol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakman Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 I guess this is what i would call ceramic coating? I built a Norton 850 engine 20? years ago now and went a little over the top with ceramic coating things, Piston crowns, valves, combustion chambers, exhaust ports and exhausts, valve spring seats and inlet ports. I expected the ceramic coating would peel off and blow out the exhaust but it is still going to this day. My other vice/money pit is Mini Mokes. I rebuilt a 1275 engine for my daily about 3 years ago and i had the pistons ceramic coated along with a lubricity (is that a word?) coating on the skirts and an anti heat coating under the crown of the pistons. The exhaust extractors were done in a satin black and the inlet manifold in gloss black. I am currently building another 1275 for my second Moke and it is getting the same treatment so i guess that means i vote yes for the specialist coatings. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R400svn Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 21 hours ago, Brownmonster said: I'm looking to get my exhaust and primaries cerakoted by a local company (https://www.eastmidcoat.com/ they are just down the road from me and the price is very good £120+VAT for the application and then the price of the paint on top, which should be 1L of the v-series https://www.cerakote.co.uk/product-category/cerakote-coatings/v-series/ which is £138) So quite a good price all in. Before I rush into this though I was wondering how many of you have done this, and what colours you have gone for (Exact names would be nice!). BigCol has a black of some sort which looks quite smart: ColinT has a bronze style one (which looks like the burnt colour you get from the exhaust and looks really tidy): I like the look of the Cobalt black, just wondering if anyone has it done in that colour? Cheers Ste Be really interested how you get on with getting this done. I am not far from that place and want to get at least the primaries done. Was worried about cleaning and stone chips on exposed bits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Jones Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 I had my exhaust coated Matt black by Zircotec in Abingdon in 2018 no stone chips No idea if it improves performance, but i squeezed 216bhp out of a 1.8k series at Emerald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ainsley Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Standard rule of upgrades: If it looks good and you paid for it: Its an improvement 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ainsley Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 *googles Cerakote colours* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorsd123 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 I had my rear exit silencer Cerakoted as the original black paint finish was grey and tired, which let the car down. That was over a year ago and the finish of the Cerakote looks as good as it did when first done...definitely recommend it over HT paint! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ainsley Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Oooh, that does look good. I did attempt to wrap my headers, failed to get it looking as nice as I wanted so I un-wrapped them and sulked. 😞 Perhaps paying people to do a better job, or provide a better solution, is a good way of spending money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCol Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 23 hours ago, moorsd123 said: 🤔 nice but… think you need one of these ! (various sizes available, not sure which is needed!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorsd123 Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Ahh, good shout...didnt even know they were available! 👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ainsley Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Please stop suggesting nice upgrades ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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