Dry Film lubricant

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by HandOverFist

Do you know if any of those products are comparable to say DFL-1 ? Hard to understand why it is so difficult to locate a source...top secret aerospace technology??? I have located one supposed source, http://www.techlinecoatings.com/hi-p...-coatings.html but they only sell to a business for some reason.

Leonard at Techline is careful about who he sells to, and as mentioned by others, the EPA, etc, have really hammered the coating industry with regulations.

Further, the preparation for application is extremely critical, as is the application itself. The damage done when it is not done perfectly is horrific.

[SSDiv6]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Leonard at Techline is careful about who he sells to, and as mentioned by others, the EPA, etc, have really hammered the coating industry with regulations.

Further, the preparation for application is extremely critical, as is the application itself. The damage done when it is not done perfectly is horrific.

Alan is correct. That's the reason many times is better to save your pennies and send your parts to be coated by a professional.

Surface preparation is essential and you need to know how to prepare the specific surface. As an example, you cannot prep a Titanium valve the same way you do a Stainless Steel valve.

You also need to select the proper coating and curing process. There are specific materials, especially pistons, that its properties will be affected if you do not use the appropriate temperature and curing process.

My preferred companies are Swain, Calico and Polydyn.

[HandOverFist]

Just called TechLine and was told they no longer offer retail products...this is not reflected on their website.

Going to try these folks next... http://www.xtremeperformanceheatcoatings.com/index.htm
Being water borne instead of solvent based I can see no problems as far as EPA regulations go.