I do and he has helped me quite a bit.I wouldn't be able to do my OM617 without his knowledge of Mercedes parts and systems.Oh well.I'll keep it on the Benz boards then.

 

I do admit hes seems like a pretty intelligent guy. But if you spend enough time around these forums though, its a different story. I have been involved in other threads where he is involved, and he is usually very arrogant and insulting. Cant really explain it more than that.

 

i do ceramic coatings and inside and outside is the way to go. be sure to use the correct cleaning process, be sure to media blast it to remove any rust or carbon build up, and be sure to degrease everything good. cleanliness and prep will make or break you when doing any type of coating, powder, paint, or ceramic. no need to port anything as you can damage it worse than just coating it. depending on the actual product you are using it will be between .003-.015. some of the "thermal barriers" out there are to be applied thinner, the actual turbo coatings you can apply thicker and they will last longer.

i am going to coat my 62/12 and my S480's exhaust housings, i might even do the compressor housings.... dono yet because they are polished, might just coat the inside of them

what brand are you using?

 

Are you using iron phosphate after blasting or coating the bare cast iron?

 

I currently coat the bare cast iron and haven't had any issues to date with durability

 

Sweet!That's how I'll do mine then.Straight out of the blaster,sprayed,and into the oven.

 

I always wipe the piece down with naptha or denatured alcohol as that will evaporate without leaving a residue and will pickup any dust left from the blaster.

Also cure for 1 hour AFTER the part reaches temperature. You can cure it on the truck but on the inside of the turbo I don't recomend doing that.

What brand are you using?

 

I haven't decided on p365 bright silver or cermakrome.

 

i use techline coatings and have been really pleased with them.