Dan

As above, sometimes if the metal is really bad or you just can't get a good finish, once powdercoated some parts seem to come out with almost a dull sort of finish.

To combat this I was wondering if you could lacquer the powdercoat to make it shine like paint?

If you can't then i'll just have the parts powdercoated and then primer/spray them as usual

Thanks

cossie604

iTrader: (2)

They can powdercoat a laquer on.


EDIT: Actualy, how can a powder be clear? hmmm dunno what they did to my metalic silver powdercoated parts then...you can see they are clear coated with sommot tho.

Ryan

yes on silver they put laquer over it.

Dan

Do they not do it on any other colours and would normal lacquer used for cars etc be ok to use then mate?

Ryan

not sure mate, i presume they could do it to any colour as its just a process, they do it to silver in my coaters as it give a much nicer and deeper finish to the silver.

yes normal laquer would be fine to use, obviously it cant be used in the same process, but its fine to wet paint on.

Luca

iTrader: (2)

Yep works a treat mate.

and if you spray brake cleaner or any other solvent onto powder coat it fucks it...

so this will help protect the powder coat.

Ive just had the front panel bar on the Fes powdercoated as a good primer then of to the paint shop for top coat.

taycoss

You can get gloss and satin clear powders for getting an item to a finish you want.

FletchCossie

iTrader: (4)

Ive got clear coat powder for Powder coating So yep, you can get it! Im sure you can laquer it using normal paint tho.

Dan

Nice one guy's thanks for the replies!

I'll ask the powdercoaters if he's got some good lacquer or i'll just do it myself then!

I need these parts to be as bufty and shiney as possible as there for the Series 1!!

cossie604

iTrader: (2)

One finish i do like from the powdercoaters i use is the satin black....brought my wiper arms up like oe new

Dan

I will ask about Satin Black, sometimes i'm limited to the colour shades of what he's got in stock, if I want a colour that he's not got in stock then a new pack of powdercoat is £200!! Like fuck am I paying that!

Ryan

where the fuck are you going dan, some mickey mouse powder coaters, bring it over to me and i'll take it to my proper guys, you can virtually any colour, any finish, i.e satin, semi gloss, high gloss, powered or wet finished.

Dan

He's actually pretty good and turns it around in 24hrs without fail everytime, plus it's never more than £20 what I want done! Alot of local engineering firms use him too

The fuel to yours and back to bring and collect parts would cost me the same as getting an expensive job done down here!

We'll see mate, appreciate the offer, when I start the Series 1 we'll have to have a chat about it and do all the parts at once!

aurallis

I used to do powder coating and you get clear powder coat.The finish is all down to the prep as allways.If you want a smooth nice look then u best get sanding lol.You get super gloss powders too id advice ordering some specific powder for what you want tbh.Pm me or msn me and il show you a few good shops etc.

Dan

Appreciate that mate, I will do! Thanks!

GavStyli

mine were powder coated with metalic colour and laquer
dont spray them laquer as the wheel paint would need to be stripped if you ever wanted to refurb them rather then straight forward powder coat again over the top.

Dan

You talking about wheels Gav? As i'm on about normal parts mate

COMEDY DAN

I think this is a similar question to How do they turn sand into glass...........

Never been able to get my head round that/

GavStyli

yeh sorry i assumed you was talking about wheels lol

Dan

I do need the wheels doing fella but mostly underside parts, I will probably mix some nice shiney silver and paint the wheels myself on the Series 1

Thanks fella

Dan, it's always been a mistery to me, although I think it has been on discovery!...

Lee Reynolds

Dan, FYI

I painted normal out of the tin 2k paint over something i had that was powdercoated black. It reacted very badly! So test it on a small area or something else first!

Dan

Ok Lee cheers mate, i'll have a chat with the powdercoater before I go painting over any of his work, ain't paying for it to be powdercoated for me to just fuck it up!