Europe

Just returned from a trip to England. Business there is growing with real potential in the commercial field. Several different applications are in the works. We will advise everyone when we can release specific details. Below is a review of some of the automotive accomplishments.

From Peter Carter of Camcoat, UK

Business over the years has come from the highest levels on performance, with F1, World Rally Cars, Indy/Cart chassis, Le Mans cars etc. Including business from such as Minardi, Ilmor, Mercedes, Opel, Hyuandai, Ascari, Saleen, primarily with exhaust system coatings.

From Mark at JMO, Fullerton, CA

A Mitsubishi Montero Sport won its class racing in Las Vegas. The torque converter was coated with TLTD by JMO.

Cermakrome

It is recommended that all shops put a piece of pipe on display that has been coated with Cermakrome. Apply heat to the inside of the pipe until Cermakrome discolors. This will be used to demonstrate what happens to ANY metallic ceramic when the base metal temperature exceeds 1200f. Failure occurs at metal temperatures above 1300f. This is due to the aluminum content.

Unfortunately many people think that a coating should handle any temperature and when they run too hot, generally because they are tuned too rich, they blame the coater. You can indicate that the coating can handle either metal temps up to 1300f or exhaust gas temps up to 1600f. We say up to because a pipe that is very thin, say 18 gauge and thinner, will heat up to the failure temperature where a 16 gauge or thicker pipe will run cooler surface temperatures.

If a customer is having trouble with the coating discoloring from too high a temperature he can use MCS underneath.

Toyota

From Gary Sartor Sartor Bros, South Africa

Toyota S.A. is now using CBC2 as applied by Sartor Bros on diesel engine pistons. Toyota has indicated that they will be sending pistons for the next three years. We hope to be able to provide the test results when available as well as a copy of the Tech Bulletin that Toyota will be circulating to its dealers. Toyota found that CBC2 alleviated a problem encountered when poor quality fuel was run.

In addition the CermaLube is surviving in this 2700f environment. Obviously CermaLube can be used in some extremely high temperature applications.

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