will regular paint gun work with tech line coating

sorry it took so long to reply... i changed my company name and since i wrecked the one race car i am done til next year .. but i was in a hurry i coated my headers baked them for a 1/2 hour and tossed them on the car and ran to the track i was pressed for time .. i forgot all about the gun and it was a pain in the rear to clean ...

[Shawn60]

Custom, can you give me any pointers with spraying this coating? Manufacturers directions say that thickness should only be about 1/3 to 1/5 of a regular coat of paint. What psi should I use to spray? It also says it's not a good idea to apply several coats or a single thick coat for risk of bubbling. Got any tips for me?

25-32 psi i spray 2 light coats .. the alum i spray at 32psi spray 3 light coats on ...

When you get your tech line DO NOT shake it Stir it with a stick.

[corybarta]

I thought you were suspose to shake it to get it mixed. I have put mine in a blender. I found a stainless steel one at a pawn shop and I blend it together before I shoot it. seems to work real well. Then I shoot it at 35 psi and then bake it at 450 for 1 hour. comes out looking exellent.

don't shake it .. on the can it stated to stir to mix. i know the clump of junk at the bottom is a pain to break up.. so by stiring you are mixing it all up good and spraying the full product.. i never thought of the blender .. i went as far as bengind a hook and mounting it to my die grinder ( only corded tool i got in the shop is my buffer the rest is all air power )

[Shawn60]

Are we talking about the same stuff here? Techline's Satin black exhaust coating specifically says no baking is required...not that it won't get a good baking once I put the exhaust back on the bike and go for a ride so it really doesn't make a difference anyway.

yes .. we are ... all can be bake to be fully cured .

[Shawn60]

Okay, sprayed my exhaust last night. CoryB, 4 oz of this stuff is more than enough. Coated the entire exhaust and only used about 2 oz, doubt your exhaust is any bigger. I sprayed with the gun set to allow just a very small flow of the coating. Right now it barely has a semi-gloss finish but I don't have access to an oven that I can fit this into, curious to see how it will react when I fire the motor up. It has a soft texture to it. I am very happy with the finish at this point and if it 'flattens' out further that would suit me fine too. I am trying to get away from the gloss look anyway. Got a question, is there any specific length of time I should wait before firing up the motor? No guidance on the can. I sprayed yesterday at about 5:00 pm

[corybarta]

I would wait 24 hours, then put them on. the finish will be very soft until cured so be carefull when installing them. After installation drive the vehicle, It has to be at 750 degrees for one hour for it to fully cure. While it is curing it will look kind of glossy but that will go away.
I have done 3 sets of snowmobile pipes and have only been able to do a partilal cure on them (put them in the oven at 500 degrees for half hour) due to the fact thats its summer I cant run them to get a full cure. They have all turned out excellent.

[Shawn60]

Very happy with results, absolutely no bake-off like the high temp spray cans when I fired it up. Link to the pic http://members.cox.net/daniels30/Pub...s/page0001.htm