Anybody here used these places for Ceramic Coating?
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Dublin, CA
Posts: 608
Car Info: STI Hatch - 2012
Anybody here used these places for Ceramic Coating?
Here's one in the San Jose
R C Refinishing - Refinishing Services
and here's one in Belmont
Accessories Plus - Auto Parts & Supplies
I'm getting my HKS Equal Length Header sometime next week and I want to get it ceramic coated. Both these places use Cerakote.
R C Refinishing - Refinishing Services
and here's one in Belmont
Accessories Plus - Auto Parts & Supplies
I'm getting my HKS Equal Length Header sometime next week and I want to get it ceramic coated. Both these places use Cerakote.
#6
Registered User
iTrader: (5)
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Mountain View, CA
Posts: 575
Car Info: 09 STI
I talked to Accessory Plus guy a few years ago. He was very helpful. He told me that their coating is either 1 or 3 mil thinkness. At the same time Swaintech coating is 15 mil! I chose Swaintech for EL Headers. It costed me half the price of the headers
Now, for a DP I'd probably go to Accessory Plus and then just wrap it. Or just wrap it without any coating (that's what I did).
Now, for a DP I'd probably go to Accessory Plus and then just wrap it. Or just wrap it without any coating (that's what I did).
#7
Registered User
iTrader: (5)
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Mountain View, CA
Posts: 575
Car Info: 09 STI
For my headers price (excluding the shipping cost TO Swaintech) was either $320 or $350 total. That's for Tomei Headers plus uppipe. Plus shipping from Swaintech that wasn't cheap. Price is from Feb-March 2012.
I think Accessory Plus quoted me ~$200-$250 for the same work.
I think Accessory Plus quoted me ~$200-$250 for the same work.
#9
Registered User
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Dublin, CA
Posts: 608
Car Info: STI Hatch - 2012
Thanks for the reply, sounds like these two local shops are capable of getting the job done (both have coated Subaru Headers and Downpipes). I sent some pics to RC finishing and they'll give me a quote, Accessories Plus on the other hand requires that I swing by in person and they need to measure it to give me a quote.
Will post up the quotes I get..
As for swaintech, dont' really want to go that route -the HKS headers actually have an aluminum heatshield that it comes with, I don't want to wrap the header.
Will post up the quotes I get..
As for swaintech, dont' really want to go that route -the HKS headers actually have an aluminum heatshield that it comes with, I don't want to wrap the header.
Last edited by Funks; 03-31-2015 at 12:54 AM.
#12
Registered User
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Dublin, CA
Posts: 608
Car Info: STI Hatch - 2012
Dropped off the header at Accessories Plus (Belmont) - Steve, charging me 235$ to get it coated.
Not sure how much R.C. Refinishing charges (they never got back to the e-mail I sent with pictures which they told me to do when when I called them).
There's a couple of shops in Walnut Creek/Concord that does Cerakote high-temp coatings (certified applicators) too but not sure what the quality of their work is..
E-Tech Powdercoating
925-934-1872
2141 North Broadway, Walnut Creek
Industrial Solutions
925-682-4828
1090 Shary Circle, Suite D
Concord
Not sure how much R.C. Refinishing charges (they never got back to the e-mail I sent with pictures which they told me to do when when I called them).
There's a couple of shops in Walnut Creek/Concord that does Cerakote high-temp coatings (certified applicators) too but not sure what the quality of their work is..
E-Tech Powdercoating
925-934-1872
2141 North Broadway, Walnut Creek
Industrial Solutions
925-682-4828
1090 Shary Circle, Suite D
Concord
Last edited by Funks; 03-31-2015 at 09:06 AM.
#13
There's a couple of shops in Walnut Creek/Concord Hill that does Cerakote high-temp coatings (certified applicators) too but not sure what the quality of their work is..
E-Tech Powdercoating
925-934-1872
2141 North Broadway, Walnut Creek
Industrial Solutions
925-682-4828
1090 Shary Circle, Suite D
Concord
E-Tech Powdercoating
925-934-1872
2141 North Broadway, Walnut Creek
Industrial Solutions
925-682-4828
1090 Shary Circle, Suite D
Concord
https://www.i-club.com/forums/bay-ar...-creek-246937/
#14
Registered User
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Dublin, CA
Posts: 608
Car Info: STI Hatch - 2012
Accessories Plus is legit - I walked in there today and saw a "WALL" of headers / turbo manifolds / turbo hot side being sandblasted, then coated. Those guys don't play around - lol. They've definitely been doing this sorta thing a while.
Need more reviews of the other local shops for their ceramic coating work, not powdercoating. I would like to know what preparation process they use so that we know we are getting quality..
Do they
1) Sandblast / mediablast the parts?
2) Bake the parts in an oven to make sure it gets rid of the oils in the pipes (brand new tubes have have all kinds of contaminants in it from the forming / bending / extrusion process)?
3) Applied Ceramic coating using a spray gun then bake it after to make sure it cures correctly?
Inquiring minds wanna know - this **** is expensive.
Need more reviews of the other local shops for their ceramic coating work, not powdercoating. I would like to know what preparation process they use so that we know we are getting quality..
Do they
1) Sandblast / mediablast the parts?
2) Bake the parts in an oven to make sure it gets rid of the oils in the pipes (brand new tubes have have all kinds of contaminants in it from the forming / bending / extrusion process)?
3) Applied Ceramic coating using a spray gun then bake it after to make sure it cures correctly?
Inquiring minds wanna know - this **** is expensive.
Last edited by Funks; 03-30-2015 at 11:26 PM.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
WRX Rush
Engine/Power - EJ20T (pre-2006 WRX and JDM)
1
01-01-2005 11:59 PM