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Joer0952 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 323 Perth Amboy NJ Gender:	gas cap powder coat question 03/05/18 at 12:59:38 I wanted to powder coat my gas cap and was wondering, when I remove the 2 screws on the underside ofthe gas cap the plastic casing comes off but I can't seem to remove the lock itself. If I was to powder coat the whole cap,minus the plastic casing, and bake it at 400 for 10 minutes do you think that would damage the lock? Thanks, Joe
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Bobber Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 69	Re: gas cap powder coat question Reply #1 - 03/05/18 at 14:00:13 Yes it probably would. Why not just paint it? The lock tumblers are soft metal.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28780 L.A. California Gender:	Re: gas cap powder coat question Reply #2 - 03/05/18 at 14:40:44 Can you mask it? you won't want to overspray in the cylinder or keyway... hard to get key in... may lock up the pins... won't turn... etc.
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Re: gas cap powder coat question
Reply #3 - 03/05/18 at 15:09:00

verslagen1 wrote on 03/05/18 at 14:40:44:

Can you mask it?
you won't want to overspray in the cylinder or keyway... hard to get key in... may lock up the pins... won't turn... etc.

Yea, I can mask the key hole with high temp tape so am not worried about getting powder in there and locking up the cylinder with paint, I am just worried about damaging the lock from the heat when I bake the paint at 400 degrees for 10 min.

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Joer0952 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 323 Perth Amboy NJ Gender:	Re: gas cap powder coat question Reply #4 - 03/05/18 at 15:10:44 Bobber wrote on 03/05/18 at 14:00:13: Yes it probably would. Why not just paint it? The lock tumblers are soft metal. Ideally I wanted to powder coat it if possible, rather than just paint it, because I would like it to match some other things that I have already powder coated
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Re: gas cap powder coat question
Reply #5 - 03/05/18 at 15:14:03

Joer0952 wrote on 03/05/18 at 15:09:00:

verslagen1 wrote on 03/05/18 at 14:40:44:

Can you mask it?
you won't want to overspray in the cylinder or keyway... hard to get key in... may lock up the pins... won't turn... etc.

Yea, I can mask the key hole with high temp tape so am not worried about getting powder in there and locking up the cylinder with paint, I am just worried about damaging the lock from the heat when I bake the paint at 400 degrees for 10 min.

I'm not familiar with models newer than '02, but they are all metal.

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Joer0952 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 323 Perth Amboy NJ Gender:	Re: gas cap powder coat question Reply #6 - 03/05/18 at 15:35:39 as an alternate option, does anyone know if it is possible to remove the lock from the cap temporarily so I can powder coat it, and if so how because I couldn't figure out how to?
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