I work at a shop that does E-coating (Electrodeposition) which is basically pretreating parts with chemicals and water through a wash system with spray nozzles. Then, dips into a black E-coat paint tank that has 25-600 DC volts of electricity flowing though it. Afterwards, the parts are on there way to be cured in an oven.
We used to do a oil pans for racing engines. Wouldn't that be bad to coat the inside of the oil pan? I asked my plant manager but, he said he didn't know.
We also have a powder coat shop with robotic sprayers. No manual sprayers.
What do you guys think? Would it be bad to dip my valve cover into a paint tank or have it powder coated on the inside?
E-Coat: http://www.seaverfinishing.com/images/large_dip.jpg
Powdercoat: http://www.seaverfinishing.com/images/large_powder.jpg