SoarerJzz3

Just wanted to get some info on these different processes. I was wanting to repaint or powdercoat intake pipes and valve covers on my 1jz. Any suggestions? Please post pics of both processes if you have them.

Thanks

Aristo300

Go polished...... so much cleaner look.

AURELIOMK3

i would go with polished also, chino's 1jz has alot of polished and its very clean looking if you go to his sig or his homepage you can see it. good l;uck

Koma

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if you have the money powder coating is the way to go. It stays on longer and looks so much more professional.

SoarerJzz3

When you guys say polish, I assume hand or machine polish?? Cause theres also a powdercoat that is a polish finish.

88supramki

It depends on the look that you are going for. Polished looks nice, but I personally like the look of a flat black on hardpipes. That's just my personal opinion though.

AURELIOMK3

ya by machine comes out nice when it is done right. powder coating is nice also less maintence and it stay's shiney longer. polish if not taking care of gets dull after time. ya i have seen a powder coating finish and it looks really close to polish

VJ RC51

i'm fully powdercoated. Not as "pretty" as polished, but no maintance.





note: TB is still factory finish

SoarerJzz3

That's what my plan is, to have the hard pipes powdercoated black and the valve covers either gunmetal or polished.

88supramki

that has potential to look pretty sick I just like being different from the shiny bling in the engine bay. I'm not saying that I'm not one of the first people to drool all over a nice polished engine bay, I just like being a little different.