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ideola
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 Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:09 am Post subject: Hydrographics for the new 941 motor |
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I'll let the images do the talking.
S2 931 upper charge tube
931 lower charge tube
S2 931 intake manifold
valve cover
Custom 931 cold air intake tube
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emoore924
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| Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 3:14 am Post subject: |
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| HEY! How you dodat? Tre kewl. |
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ideola
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| Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 3:25 am Post subject: |
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The parts have been "hydrographically printed".
| Wikipedia wrote: | | Hydrographics or HydroGraphics, also known as immersion printing, water transfer printing, water transfer imaging or cubic printing, is a method of applying printed designs to three-dimensional objects.[1] The hydrographic process can be used on metal, plastic, glass, hard woods, and various other materials. In the process, the substrate piece to be printed is pre-treated and a base coat material is applied. A polyvinyl alcohol film is gravure-printed with the graphic image to be transferred, and is then floated on the surface of a vat of water.[2] An activator chemical is sprayed on the film to dissolve it into a liquid and activate a bonding agent. The piece is then lowered into the vat, through the floating ink layer, which wraps around and adheres to it.[3] After removing the piece from the water, a top coat is applied to protect the design. With multiple dippings, hydrographics printing can achieve full 360° coverage of the part surface, including small crevices.[4] |
Hydrographics (printing) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I am sourcing the work through a local speedshop run by a good friend of mine. They have been doing this stuff on engine components for the Mustang and Camaro crowd for some time. Durability is equivalent to high temperature automotive finishes (read: paint)...so not quite as durable as powder coating, but definitely up to the task of underhood applications. However, like any automotive finish (including powder coating) if you let gasoline sit on the finish, it can damage the finish. Prolonged exposure to direct contact with gasoline (i.e. if you have a leaky injector that pools gasoline on the valve cover) will cause the finish to lift, crack or peel just like paint.
The other major application for this stuff is on interior and exterior trim parts...haven't done any of that yet for my project, but there are almost endless applications. There are a variety of finishes and colors available, including a variety of carbon fiber patterns, brushed metal patterns, wood grains, stone, and on and on.
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Khal
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| Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:42 am Post subject: |
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Awesome result!
(But carbon fibre... really..? They're not carbon fibre. Why not a tattoo-style skull and dagger... *blech*)
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ideola
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| Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:54 am Post subject: |
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| Khal wrote: | | (But carbon fibre... really..? They're not carbon fibre. Why not a tattoo-style skull and dagger... *blech*) |
Because carbon fiber looks cool.
And if you really want skulls, I can do that too. Here's an example on a guitar.
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Khal
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| Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 5:03 am Post subject: |
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| ideola wrote: | | Because carbon fiber looks cool. |
No argument. It sure does look cool 
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ideola
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| Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 5:09 am Post subject: |
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I found an excellent source for inexpensive powder coating, but since the club sport motor is all done up in black, I wanted to do something different for the new 941 motor. Red seemed to garish, silver too boring, so I thought why not give this stuff a try and show off what can be done. I'm anxious to see how it looks once the engine's all put together.
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flosho
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| Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 5:26 am Post subject: |
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How much does this kind of printing cost?
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ideola
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| Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 5:32 am Post subject: |
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Cost is dependent upon how good you want the coverage to be. Because the printing process essentially requires the pattern to be applied as a "wrap", if you want perfect 100% coverage on something complex like the intake manifold, it may require 2 or more passes to get all of the dimensions and crevices perfectly covered. In my case, I didn't care about the underside, so I simply did a single pass noting which side was "up".
MSRP for the FIVE pieces I got done is estimated at ~$400-$450. I would guestimate intake manifolds to be ~$200-$250, charge tubes at about $75-$100 each, valve covers at ~$100-$150, etc.
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El Chato
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| Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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Tha looks superb - had no idea it could be done - need to source that for my byclecle as well
I wonder how the dash would look like , really really nice ,
its always great to see what you come out with
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Rasta Monsta
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:09 am Post subject: |
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Odd it didn't come in pink.
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ideola
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We can do pink too if that's what you prefer Rasta. Would go nice with your bright blue powder coat.
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| ideola wrote: | | We can do pink too if that's what you prefer Rasta. Would go nice with your bright blue powder coat. |
I was thinking more "Hello Kitty" for your faux nitrous tank.
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