Belt housing cover

[samthedog]

Am about to get into painting and powder coating everything possible under the hood.
The belt cover appears to be some type of plastic with a molded in color of yellow.
It seems to be very hard,and perhaps somewhat fragile?
Someome told my it could be Melanone? Said is was a plastic used during the early years of this car.
I can powder coat anything that can hold up to 400F for 15-18 minutes.

Anyone know what this plastic is made up of,and if it can hold up to this temp?
An Epoxy powder would be a good choice,as it has very strong chemical resistance, including Gasiline.
It does not hold up to UVA well, and is why it is good for under hood components.

Because I was in doubt, the plan was to wet paint it body color, however if it will hold up to cure, it will
be powder coated.

[narfire]

I never thought about powdercoating the cover.(it is plastic)
I cleaned mine with brake cleaner, primed with plasticoat sandable primer then plasticoat yellow then plasticoat clear. So far the oils/ dirt wipes off easily.
Chris

[spiderrey]

Narfire, lets see a pic of how it came out.

[samthedog]

I never thought about powdercoating the cover.(it is plastic)
I cleaned mine with brake cleaner, primed with plasticoat sandable primer then plasticoat yellow then plasticoat clear. So far the oils/ dirt wipes off easily.
Chris

Mine cleaned up well also, but I prefer it to be body color.
It's a hard plastic,and may not warp during cure, however I only have one of these covers.
Can't risk melting it.

[narfire]

Ok, after quickly wiping it down.. ta-da

[LE759]

That engine looks sweeeet. Do you have any pictures of the whole engine. Did you do the work yourself or have it done?

[narfire]

The engine is a"normal" looking FI engine. Under the cover there are adjusable cam wheels though and the internals are not really stock. I can tear down the engine and put it back together,adjust valves after Marks cams were installed but had the boring,ballancing, head done, by shops/people that specialize in that kind of thing.
thanks for the complement
Chris

[spiderrey]

That cover looks awesome, Narfire. Job well done.