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On 15 Aug 2006 at 8:55, Toby -- '72 Squareback wrote: > LOL, you know me well! Do you think powder coating could stand up to the > heat? What temps do the valve covers normally see? > > >> Maybe you should have them chromed! > > > > In the long run, I suspect he'll actually be happier with a nice orange > > paint job. I think any good paint will hold up to the temps there. They were originally painted black (on the outside only) but I don't know what VW used for paint at that time. I don't think powder paint was in commercial use then; it was just coming into existance in the early 70s. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~