is this a dumb idea? (baking vht engine enamel)

[pow3rslave]

reading up on the VHT engine paints, i read

VHT Engine Enamel only attains its unique properties after correct curing.
* Bake at 200°F (93°C) for 20 minutes.
* The inherent heat of engine operation will also accomplish curing.

i figured before i bolt the parts i've sprayed up back onto the engine i'd give them a fair blast with the heat gun, cos they won't get super hot in use (they're the alternator/PS bump brackets and the water pump pulley)
but i don't want them chipping off and heating supposedly makes the paint bond to is surface betterr.

is this a dumb idea, i just don't want to peel/crack the paint (it's already dried but)

[TMM]

bake them in an oven? It would be too hard to maintain even heat distribution with a heat gun.

[ScoHar]

Im not sure about VHT paints, but usually I heat the item up before I paint it, has come out ok in past, no flaking etc and pretty much instant dry. only problem is different temps on different parts seem to make the paint different colours, thats heating it up 1st though.

[pow3rslave]

bake them in an oven? It would be too hard to maintain even heat distribution with a heat gun.

yeah i was gonna do that, just gotta wait til the missus is out. our couch is lumpy as **** and i don't want to spend a week on it.
can i expect brain damage fumes from doing this?

[CANYONERO]

hahaha funny as, buy her a lounge then do it lol. hopefully she'll see right past the oven, if not, at least you'll be comfy lol.

[HoZy]

I've baked it in the oven heaps, Morton baked some of his bits in the oven aswell ^_^

[matty88]

It stinks the whole house out for a few hours, and IMO it's not worth putting it in the oven as the engine will warm things up

[HoZy]

It stinks the whole house out for a few hours, and IMO it's not worth putting it in the oven as the engine will warm things up

Never been too bad for me, Just open a window & whack a portable fan pointing towards the window if you have real issues.

[D-Man]

reading up on the VHT engine paints, i read


VHT Engine Enamel only attains its unique properties after correct curing.
* Bake at 200°F (93°C) for 20 minutes.
* The inherent heat of engine operation will also accomplish curing.


i figured before i bolt the parts i've sprayed up back onto the engine i'd give them a fair blast with the heat gun, cos they won't get super hot in use (they're the alternator/PS bump brackets and the water pump pulley)
but i don't want them chipping off and heating supposedly makes the paint bond to is surface betterr.

is this a dumb idea, i just don't want to peel/crack the paint (it's already dried but)

do it while they are on the engine? the engine heat will dry it appropriately.. well so your quote says..

[Smitty]

It stinks the whole house out for a few hours, and IMO it's not worth putting it in the oven as the engine will warm things up

pizza oven in the backyard ........anyone????

[pow3rslave]

do it while they are on the engine? the engine heat will dry it appropriately.. well so your quote says..

yeah if it was on the heads or waterpump i'd be right into it, just wasn't sure how hot these bits get, also i thought i'd chip em getting em in.

[one_and_only2004]

it's a shame you live so far away - i have 7 busted ovens at work you could have had.

[Cobez]

Mmmm, sausage rolls in the oven....


Oops, don't mind me

[greenfoam]

Dude......... The engine sits on that temp anyway