As title says, I'm thinking about getting some suspension components, etc powder coated along with the front and rear sub frame. Was wondering what the advantages and disadvantages to it are and if its a good choice.
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Advantages, if applied correctly lasts a very long time. Most powder coaters have quite a range of colours as well
Disadvantages, if its chipped then it can be a pain. Needs to be media blasted to remove it.
To add to Neil, If it chips and is left unnoticed and untreated, the rust can form under the coating causing it to peel of in sheets leaving a miserable rusty mess underneath.
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so does that means I would be better getting the sub frames sprayed with some tough durable paint that would have less chance peeling off.
Quite a few people report on here that they have had subframes powdercoated some time ago and they are still in good shape.
I don't think it's something that would happen from the slightest little stone flicking up. I expect it would be fine. I am just letting you know of one of the potential disadvantages.
I know what you mean seen alot of projects on here with powder coated subframes and they seem to have no problems it probably is durable I just don't want to be replacing the subframe again 5 years down the line,
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It would take some serious impact to chip powdercoat. I tried to remove powder coating on a bike frame, what a nightmare. Its durable as hell.
Lets put it this way i'm powder coating every thing i can on my resto, subbies, suspension components etc etc. Oh and the wheels as well.
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I will be seam welding both subbies before powder coating to add that bit of extra strength.
Also with powdercoating you need the parts to be blasted/cleaned back to bare metal witch adds to the cost over normal painting. Plus with the rear subframe you still have to find a way of protecting the internal box sections, witch powdercoating simply won't reach and are the main areas that rust.
Also with powdercoating you need the parts to be blasted/cleaned back to bare metal witch adds to the cost over normal painting. Plus with the rear subframe you still have to find a way of protecting the internal box sections, witch powdercoating simply won't reach and are the main areas that rust.
Waxoyl!! thats what we have done on my lads car.
Also with powdercoating you need the parts to be blasted/cleaned back to bare metal witch adds to the cost over normal painting. Plus with the rear subframe you still have to find a way of protecting the internal box sections, witch powdercoating simply won't reach and are the main areas that rust.
Waxoyl!! thats what we have done on my lads car.
And is exactly what I've done to the new frame I fitted 2 years ago. Although saying that I did get 8 years out of the old one it replaced, that was just given nothing more than a few coats of hammerite/generic metal paint on a mini thats used all year round.
Is powder coating better than using a por 15 .or the epoxy 121 coatings or hammerite on the subframes .as I am having this dilemma what to use at the moment
Nobody has done a side by side comparison of products like this certainly in the real world and not on a lab bench. The choice is yours.
Hammerite I would not bother with. It's nowhere as good as it's used to be.
It's down to what you want and what you can afford. If you have a good quality powder coaters near you then go and see them.
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