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Re: Piston Coating

To: "Joseph Timney" <TIMNEYJJ@sterlingdi.com>, <lona@finishlinecoatings.com>
Subject: Re: Piston Coating
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 13:58:58 -0500
 I would love to hear more.... Keith

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> From: Joseph Timney <TIMNEYJJ@sterlingdi.com>
> To: lona@finishlinecoatings.com
> Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Piston Coating
> Date: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 1:17 PM
> 
> I'll look you up at B-ville, or stop by the ECTA Group... Hoping to see
you at the Impound Area. joe
> 
> >>> Finishline Coatings <lona@finishlinecoatings.com> 07/28 1:16 PM >>>
> Joseph:  Our piston coating consists of a ceramic coating on the dome
> (which is .005 thickness - all machine work is done before any coating
> is applied).  We have several reasons for not using a teflon coating on
> the skirts. The main one being:  when the teflon wears off, it does not
> break down in the oil like a moly based coatings does.  Therefore, we
> use a dry film moly based coating on the skirts of the piston.
> The underside of the pistons is coated with our "oil shedding" coating.
> We use this combination of 3 different coatings on all of our pistons.
> Pistons are coated for NASCAR, drag racing, Bonneville, aircraft,
> 2-stroke, diesel & any other engines. Coatings increase the life of the
> piston & engine. If you are really interested in engine coatings-
> combustion chambers, valves, etc. I'd like to share some of my ideas
> with you.
> 
> 15 days until we're leaving for Bonneville. See you all then.  Russ
> Meeks, --"Garbage Truck" motor man.
> 
> 

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