I purchased a New set of Keith Eickert headers about 6 months ago and had them powdercoated as part of the purchase. Not long after I got them I noticed a few hairline spider cracks in the powder coat but nothing to bad, but it seems to be getting alot worse over the last couple months. What could be causing this?

They may have not been prepped properly, and there was oil, gas, etc. on them from the castings, or the cold/hot cylce are shrinking/expanding too much for the PC.

Dustin

Thanks Dustin, I purchased them from CP, not sure who they use for their powdercoating. Not sure what to do from here

Give me a call...we could strip them and re-powder coat them for you. They will look brand new again.

Thanks,
Jim Browning Jr.
CORSA Performance
800.486.0999 ext 112

I may call CP if this is definately a prep problem and see if they will stand behind them at all. If not, I will definately give you a call.

Tosh

OK...Glad to help if I can.

Jim

I have some aluminum valve covers that are powder coated and I would like to strip it and just polish them. How do you get the powder coat off? I have been told to sandblast them, but then polishing them would be a lot more work. Any suggestions

While I havent seen this yet I guess anything is possible. If you want to get the part in question back to us. Give me a call my name is Brian and I can issue a RGA# so that we can track the shipment and its processing. Once we examine and analyze the cause of the issue at hand we will work to correct it with you.

"sand"blasting powder is a pain in the sack. It WEARS away rather than just coming off nicely like paint and/or rust.

A lot of people have the powder burnt off prior to having it abrasive blasted, works much better in most cases.

Soak them in acetone. It should come off with a razor blade then.