4 3: Henson preps every part for coating using shot peen media blasting in his blast cabinet.
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4: Once the part was blasted, it was blown clean and wiped down with Acetone before being masked off on the backside. Henson then filled his airbrush with Cerakote Tungsten air dry. The coating comes pre-mixed and sprays just like ordinary paint.
several years, both supplying films and finishing parts and pieces themselves. The husband and wife team of Sean and Dinetta DeVille are as knowledgable about their products as anyone you will ever meet, and incredibly helpful in all things hydrodip. The fact that they are both as funny as they are friendly
is a helpful bonus, too. Big Brain offers a full line of hydrodip films, supplies, and even training. We selected a few other films in addition to their small honeycomb pattern and searched for a local applicator to show us the ropes. That search led us to Lubbock, Texas-based Bryan Henson of Guns Up
Hydrographics. Aft r contacting Henson and explaining what we had cooking, he was happy to help us with both ceramic coating and hydrodipping. The first step was to prep our Supercharger Store gear drive plate. Although ceramic coating is incredibly durable, just like any finish, the most important step
A GREAT COMBO 1,081 HP & 841 ft-lbs. Torque
Matt Woodard built a powerhouse big-block Chevy for Super Comp class racing with an Edelbrock Super Victor II intake #2897 and Victor 24° cylinder heads. These components were prepped by Shaut Racing Heads and the block features a 4.625" bore and 4.50" stroke for 605 cubic inches. Testing was performed at Edelbrock’s R&D dyno facility in Torrance, California. “Making 1,080+ horsepower with conventional aluminum cylinder heads is really amazing.” — Matt Woodard
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