CLK55 Engine Rocker Cover - Powder Coating
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CLK55 Engine Rocker Cover - Powder Coating
Hi all 
I am thinking of powder coating my engine cover. A nice candy purple and silver.
Anyone done this before? I am unsure if this is suitable for this sort of engine cover.
Any advice would be gratefully received.
Many thanks.
rocket-roy
I am thinking of powder coating my engine cover. A nice candy purple and silver.
Anyone done this before? I am unsure if this is suitable for this sort of engine cover.
Any advice would be gratefully received.
Many thanks.
rocket-roy
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W208 CLK55 AMG, W203 C32 AMG, W163 M Class Sport
The information you provided is really broad. What year car is it? As long as its a high temp coating you should not have any issues with it. I assume your car is some type of show car?
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Hi beefstallionAMG
Many thanks for the response.
The car I have is a CLK55 AMG 2003 model. It is not show car but I simply wanted to dress up the engine. The engine cover looks particularly tired and I thought perhaps I could powder coat the engine cover.
However, I have heard that some engines have been damaged by powder coating, hence, the question if this work would be suitable for this particular engine cover.
I would be grateful for any suggestions and advice.
Many thanks again
Many thanks for the response.
The car I have is a CLK55 AMG 2003 model. It is not show car but I simply wanted to dress up the engine. The engine cover looks particularly tired and I thought perhaps I could powder coat the engine cover.
However, I have heard that some engines have been damaged by powder coating, hence, the question if this work would be suitable for this particular engine cover.
I would be grateful for any suggestions and advice.
Many thanks again
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I would not even think about powder coating unless you can strip the underside and also in the breathers. If you get a small amount of sand inside your engine your cylinder walls are going to get chewed up. I saw it happen.
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Nobody powdercoats the underside. It's masked off along with any breathers etc.
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12' W204 C63 AMG coupe "T-Rex", 12' W451 Smart Fortwo Pulse (99' W202 C43 AMG + Ultima Can-Am sold)
Some heat resistant exhaust paint works well. I did my M113 covers 2 years ago in satin black and they still look perfect 
