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How much to powder coated a aluminum seat? Just like the one on the homepage of www.kirkeyracing.com.

Wouldn't you want to anodize an aluminum seat? Considering the seat probably flexes a bit during use, I'd think the powedercoat would eventually crack, whereas anodization would flex more.

Powder Coating is actually very flexible and I dont forsee any problems with it cracking on a seat...For instance I do coil springs for Dirtbikes all the time and most car springs are also powder coated and they dont seem to have any problem.

That would be a fairly easy piece to do but require a fair amount of powder... With a Seccs deal it be about $85 for a standard color---if you want a two coat color it would be $110
Let me know if you have any questions
Greg
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I would not heat an aluminum racing seat above environmental in any manner.

Fairly thin seam welded sheets might not take well to being at 400+degrees. I would bet that would void any sanctioning/safety certifications, SFI, etc...

I have seen tons of various coverings, but don't think I have ever seen a coated or even painted seat in a sanctioned race car.

I just called Kirkey racing to verify and they infact have there seats powdercoated and offer the option of coating them when ordered even.....Kevin at Kirkey states that it will not affect the structural integrity whatsoever of the aluminum seat...he said many race teams run powdercoated seats for a better look or to go with team colors.

OK, I stand corrected.

I figured if some people are worried about big heavy thick wheels and heat cycling, thin sheet certified safety stuff would give them a conniption.

Weird. I always thought of PC as a hard candy coating. Didn't think it was too flexible, at least not enough to handle bending the bolsters on a seat.

The seat should be here next week. I'll let you know. Thank for the quick answer and input guys.

This seat will go to Thailand so I'm not worry about sanctioning or any certifications. I just order a bunch of wheels and seats then ship them to Thailand.

I hope I didnt come across wrong there..., Just trying to make the right decision for the seat...if it did cause any issues with the seat I would definatly not coat it as it would be a liability. But you guys brought up a valid argument and I want 100% sure.

Thats what I orignally thought also before I got into coatings....It pretty crazy how many things are actually powder coated that are used like that---springs etc.

No problem! Just give me a call when you want to drop it off and I'll get it going!
Greg

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Just got my intercooler pipes back from Greg today. Top notch work!

Casper clear over candy teal

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^^ Joe forgot to mention the 1 day turn-around! lol I really like that color Joe....It came out great

Shit I did! Greg you are the man! Thanks again sir!

Building a San Jose Sharks themed car? :p

Hey Greg... what are the limits on the size of stuff you can PC? I'm eventually going to have a harness bar to get done, and I want to make sure you can handle a 5' long bar. Any issues?

Sure, how "roughly" though? Hanging a 5' long bar in a 5' tall box doesn't usually work. But if it can be angled in there, there's plenty of space.

I guess I should build the harness bar first, then ask the question with some real dimensions.

No shout-out for the KSTech weld-in MAF housing? I was wondering where that anonymous 12"-long 08+ one was going.

Naw, just stole the color idea from rory from his old wheels. I really liked them.

Sorry sorry! It does look great Matt! I had gusgus pick the pipe up for me as a favor :)



Installed! Will get some better non-phone pictures up as soon as possible!

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Fine Line does a great job at a reasonable price, and Greg stands behind his work. He is doing most of the powder coating for KSTech now.

Do you have my sample colors? I'll ship pallets out next week. Another delay for the seats. They should be here by the end of the month. :(