90 B230F rocker/valve cover paint

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AJS - 02 Oct 2004 10:26 GMT

Refinishing my Rocker cover. What kind of paint was used? I am aiming for
the same sort of finish and was hoping to be able to rub back then refinish
and not have to do a full strip. Whatever they used is really good stuff.
Tried several types of paint stripper and even carby cleaner with no luck.

AJS

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James Sweet - 03 Oct 2004 02:43 GMT

> Refinishing my Rocker cover. What kind of paint was used? I am aiming for
> the same sort of finish and was hoping to be able to rub back then refinish
> and not have to do a full strip. Whatever they used is really good stuff.
> Tried several types of paint stripper and even carby cleaner with no luck.
>
> AJS

It's powder coated from the factory, not painted. Powder coating uses
electrostatic charge to hold a fine powder similar to copier toner to the
surface, it's then baked in an oven to fuse the tiny particles together into
a solid and very durable coating. It lacks the microscopic bubbles caused by
solvent evaporating from drying paint so chemicals don't penetrate it well.

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