Hydra dipping
 

I wanted to give my engine compartment a bit of a face lift so after seeing some parts that had been hydra dipped I decided to try it. This is how it came out. Let me know what you think.

Very Very Cool... Did you get some sort of home kit to do those pieces?

I had a guy do all 4 pieces for $250. He ground the intake smooth then used a high build primer to get it slick after that was done he sprayed the base coat, dipped it in the CF print then sprayed everything with a few coats of clear.

It is good to 250 degrees. The guy that did it showed me a LS intake that he did on his Camaro 3 years ago and it still looked nice.

I like it.isn't technology cool.!!

Looks good to me!

I like it. Can it only be done on metal or can it be done to plastic as well?

It can be done on plastic too Ryan. Lot's of guys are doing their LS intakes.

Am I seeing things or is that a carbon fibre manifold? Very nice!

You're seeing things George :lostmarbles:

This process has been around for a while. almost any pattern can be printed. I've seen $100 bills, true fire, skulls, entire murals, and yes, carbon fiber. This process works on almost any paintable parts with some exceptions due to the shape of the part. Parts that are completely round do not do well when dipped.

It is a fairly simple process and the finish is slightly more durable than paint I dare to say. What's also really nice is that in a set of skilled hands, not only can more complex pieces be done, but the process is totally repeatable because the print is done via a computer printer. Therefore, if you have some large, complex combination of fire and skulls, or rainclouds made of $100 bills, whatever, the exact same image can be transferred to any desired part without the masking and additional time of air brushing.

I have alot of friends who can do this process and are fairly skilled at doing it. Meclec Metal Finishing in Fresno is very good and you can often find them doing guns and alot of car parts.

:thankyou:

Thanks for that. Never heard of it before. Very nice to be able to make alloy or anything else look like carbon. Gives ample options on customizing engine bays. Great work.

A good friend of mine is doing the hydro dipping. He has some really cool patterns.

I cant afford the inner fenders on the front of my car to be real carbon, so I'm going to get him to dip those and a few other pieces for me.

He is sponsoring my son kart, so we are working on a new body with real flames. Cant wait to see it finished.

Wanna see something cool? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP7BKHU4WUc