Painting Throttle body

[destinationtoby]

painting my throttle body and noticed on the can of the paint it says that it needs to be baked @ 200 before it is heat resistant and cured. is it ok to do this with the TB ? what heat can it withstand, theres the plastic bit on the side , does that need to removed?
also for anyone that has done this, did you use an undercoat? and a finish clear coat on top?

[aza013]

Well I have never baked any of the parts that I have painted in the bay and it has not come off or flaked.
The main thing you need to do is make sure that the surface is cleaned of all oil and grime ( use a prep soul or degreaser, even if it looks clean ) .
Cover all aras that lead into the unit so the paint will not gum up any moving parts or air ducts and so on.

As for clear coat I would not bother with it as it tends to yellow after time making the part look sh*t.

Hope that helps a little.

[Bennoz]

Get it sandblasted first. Cleans & roughs up the surface at the same time, giving the paint a good texture to bond to.

[mattman]

slightly off topic but this reminded me of something the vacuum hose on top of the throttle body where is that suposed to go?

[destinationtoby]

yea i degreased the sh*t outta it, then scrubbed it all with a steel wire drill bit, then wax and grease remover.
i have started the paint but dont like the idea of baking it :/

aza what paint did you use?

[aza013]

Just a high temp paint ( engine paint ) .

[adzski]

i even got paint made up at autobarn that wasn't high temp n painted where it says ECI MULTI 2000 and it hasn't flaked off or anything though the guy assured me it would be ok! but stress less buddy!

[mattman]

ive been painting my rocker covers inlet manifolds for years with normal paint cause there is more colors available and ive never had a problem

[ZFL45H1]

I've not had a problem yet with mine either and mine needed a base coat due to the type of paint

[mattman]

I've not had a problem yet with mine either and mine needed a base coat due to the type of paint

is that blue anodized paint if so ive used that paint the the colors are awesome

[ZFL45H1]

Not sure can't remember all I know is it came out of a can hahaha

[destinationtoby]

wow zflash thats a great result! mine came out a lot darker but still nice.
thanks for the tips everyone, greathelp.

[ZFL45H1]

Thank mate I sand blastard mine and painted that's it