Update: Going to offer a "send your covers in" service as well and an update on the powder matching.
I'm gauging interest in this service and deciding if I should invest in this for the Canadian based owners esp. local NSX owners. I have found a reputable place that has been doing powder coating for many years and is based in Canada. I'll need to confirm that their work is up to my standards but so far it looks good.
I'm planning on offering a Honda Red / Type R powder coat service for the NSX valve covers and Intake Manifold. The service is really meant for local Canadian NSX owners who don't want to send their valve covers across the border or are hesitant about removing them and don't want any downtime.
The service I'm offering
- swap out your OEM valve and / or intake manifold covers and install Honda Red / Type R covers.
- The color will be a perfect Honda Red / Type R wrinkle match
- no downtime, just an hour or 2 for me to install them (I'm slow but careful)
- no core is necessary as I am providing the core and taking your covers for the next set
Service on the covers
I'm obtaining a extra set of OEM covers to start the service.
- All the covers will be chemically stripped and will undergo a 3 stage washing process.
- I then pick up the covers from the facility and carefully mask them before sending it in for powdercoating
- The covers are powder coated and heated to 400F to cure
- These covers will then be used to install
The color will be an almost exact match to the OEM and Type R Red. I tried the VHT wrinkle red valve cover stuff and the color is too orange and not red enough.
The main goal of the service (aside from me funding my NSX hobby with side jobs) is to provide a near or perfect Honda Red NSX Type R winkle match in powdercoat (which I have never seen) and a hassle free alternative that is local and won't cause any downtime, which will save some Canadian members some money. What I am really charging for is the labour for the trips to the powdercoat facility, meticulous masking of the covers (even better than Honda in most cases) and the removal and installation of the valve covers. Plus the custom powder color and wrinkle match instead of the off the shelf "near" matches in fine texture.
If some of you are interested, please let me know and I'll decide if I just do my own covers and sell the extra set or start this service up.
If some of you are picky about using your own valve covers, plan this during a time when the car is in hibernation or you're going on vacation because the turnaround time will take more than a week.
This is something I am doing as a side service and it's not my main job so please be patient. I'm only offering this to Canadian owners.
Full Service (install/swap and powdercoat) $400
Powder Service (strip/tape/powdercoat) $250 + shipping
SOS charges $395 US to do all the 3 covers. ($295 and $140 separately). This does not include shipping for the covers which will be a ballpark of $60 - $80 round trip (that's conservative). Then you need to pay for the labour for install. Say another $80 - $120... and don't forget the core charges. In Canadian dollars, we are talking about more than $700 to get this done.
Dali racing only charges $125 to do the valve covers but they don't mask the covers and I'm not 100% but the pictures look pretty orange to me. Dali also requires you to ship them your covers. No core charge but you'll have lots of downtime.
If anyone knows me, I'm about perfection, not just saving money. As soon as I figure out what the chemical stripping / cleaning and powdercoating will cost, I'll post up some pricing... if there is interest...
Update
I got the samples back from my powdercoater to match the OEM Type R Color and the results are perfect.
I'm gauging interest in this service and deciding if I should invest in this for the Canadian based owners esp. local NSX owners. I have found a reputable place that has been doing powder coating for many years and is based in Canada. I'll need to confirm that their work is up to my standards but so far it looks good.
I'm planning on offering a Honda Red / Type R powder coat service for the NSX valve covers and Intake Manifold. The service is really meant for local Canadian NSX owners who don't want to send their valve covers across the border or are hesitant about removing them and don't want any downtime.
The service I'm offering
- swap out your OEM valve and / or intake manifold covers and install Honda Red / Type R covers.
- The color will be a perfect Honda Red / Type R wrinkle match
- no downtime, just an hour or 2 for me to install them (I'm slow but careful)
- no core is necessary as I am providing the core and taking your covers for the next set
Service on the covers
I'm obtaining a extra set of OEM covers to start the service.
- All the covers will be chemically stripped and will undergo a 3 stage washing process.
- I then pick up the covers from the facility and carefully mask them before sending it in for powdercoating
- The covers are powder coated and heated to 400F to cure
- These covers will then be used to install
The color will be an almost exact match to the OEM and Type R Red. I tried the VHT wrinkle red valve cover stuff and the color is too orange and not red enough.
The main goal of the service (aside from me funding my NSX hobby with side jobs) is to provide a near or perfect Honda Red NSX Type R winkle match in powdercoat (which I have never seen) and a hassle free alternative that is local and won't cause any downtime, which will save some Canadian members some money. What I am really charging for is the labour for the trips to the powdercoat facility, meticulous masking of the covers (even better than Honda in most cases) and the removal and installation of the valve covers. Plus the custom powder color and wrinkle match instead of the off the shelf "near" matches in fine texture.
If some of you are interested, please let me know and I'll decide if I just do my own covers and sell the extra set or start this service up.
If some of you are picky about using your own valve covers, plan this during a time when the car is in hibernation or you're going on vacation because the turnaround time will take more than a week.
This is something I am doing as a side service and it's not my main job so please be patient. I'm only offering this to Canadian owners.
Full Service (install/swap and powdercoat) $400
Powder Service (strip/tape/powdercoat) $250 + shipping
SOS charges $395 US to do all the 3 covers. ($295 and $140 separately). This does not include shipping for the covers which will be a ballpark of $60 - $80 round trip (that's conservative). Then you need to pay for the labour for install. Say another $80 - $120... and don't forget the core charges. In Canadian dollars, we are talking about more than $700 to get this done.
Dali racing only charges $125 to do the valve covers but they don't mask the covers and I'm not 100% but the pictures look pretty orange to me. Dali also requires you to ship them your covers. No core charge but you'll have lots of downtime.
If anyone knows me, I'm about perfection, not just saving money. As soon as I figure out what the chemical stripping / cleaning and powdercoating will cost, I'll post up some pricing... if there is interest...
Update
I got the samples back from my powdercoater to match the OEM Type R Color and the results are perfect.
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