<VV> engine fan paint

[Bill Elliott]

You want the fan as light as possible... any coating will add weight. 
Best is bare magnesium, but I usually coat mine with a very thing coat 
of either rattle can black or silver purely for cosmetics... seems to 
stand up fine.  Seems the fans also powdercoat pretty well, but my last 
few attempts at having magnesium powdercoated have been frustrating due 
to outgassing.

Bill


Ray Rodriguez wrote:

>Thanks for the replies on oil in the bellhousing... I'm going to plan on replacing the seals at both ends and that bellhousing seal.. and permatexing the bolts.
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>Next question.... I'm going to paint the engine cooling fan black... what is the best way to do it?  I'd rather not powdercoat because I don't have a local powdercoating shop.  I was actually thinking about getting it Rhino-lined... is this a good idea or a bad one?  Tell me whats worked in the past for you guys.  I'm going to drive the car quite a bit so I want something that will stand up.
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