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Subject:Re: Ceramics in VW engines.
From:Dylan Spurgin
Date:Mon, 31 Mar 2003 16:18:53 -0600

Sounds great Stan!  I'm excited and hope to visit some day to check out
your setup.  Got any performance numbers yet?

ds

At 15:57 3/31/2003 -0600, Stan Wilder wrote:

>I've been reading about low power, leaking heads, overheating of VW vans
>of all types for about three years.
>I am in the process of putting a package together for the home mechanic
>with the skills to rebuild an engine that consist of several Ceramic
>compounds that will enable the home rebuilder mechanic to apply ceramic
>coatings on Cylinder Heads, Exhaust Ports, Rocker Shafts, Piston Tops,
>Piston Sides, Valve tops and stems, Cylinder Bores, Lifters and Cams.
>Many other applications can also be made on your VW engine to bring it
>into cool running, higher performance, more dependable with better fuel
>economy. The strangest thing is that most of these compounds can be
>applied by baking at from 350 to 550 degrees in your home kitchen oven
>for about an hour.
>I'll be putting up a web site soon with all of the details and prices on
>the do it yourself materials.
>In the interim period I have purchased a large commercial kiln, a bead
>blaster, large compressor and allied equipment to perform professional
>Ceramic Coatings Services. The shop set up might take another 30 days but
>I'm more that 80% invested in the equipment and am currently apprenticing
>to perfect my application skills.
>I'll make a posting when I get everything in order to start doing
>business with full service coatings.
>
>Thanks
>Stan Wilder
>
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