Hey gang,
OK, was experimenting (read: screwing around) with an cast aluminum intake I got from a ricer shop. In order, I have done the following....
Took the raised striping and lettering to the mill to take the rough cast off the top of those items. I then polished them.
Baked the item at 450* to get rid of all the leftover smoke and crud. (Lots of smoke!)
Cleaned REALLY well with lacquer thinner, then brake cleaner.
Shot with AG Yellow, spent WAY too long trying to wipe the powder off the polished spots, then baking to find out that some powder stayed on the polished spots and that I didn't get great coverage anyhow. No troubles with fisheyes, stray garbage, and whatnot which is a plus to this experiement.
So....I've now got the extra specs of powder off the polished spots. I plan on taping off the polished areas this time, reheating, then hot coating to get the bad spots fixed, and recuring. If all goes well thusfar, a clear coat will be applied as well. Reading through some old posts leads me to believe that I can pull this off.
Anyway, there is a question here. Has anyone used denatured alcohol to do a final clean on an already coated part prior to reapplying more powder? I don't want to risk ruining the old powder with lacquer thinner or brake cleaner.
Also, any thoughts on what I've done and am going to do? Just a noob trying to get results, and your advice is appreciated.
TIA
Thad