JamesH

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Guys,

I had all my bits powder coated last time, and given they've seen not much milage in 3 yrs I was a bit disappointed in how well the powder coating stood up

I was going to get them all blasted then get them all 2pac painted this time, but now just been told this would be worse...

So what have you done and how pleased were you with how it lasted?

roscom

I would spray them personally,powder coat tends to lift and peel once it gets a chip in it.

Cheers Ross.

Rsmat

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I prefer to powder coat my stuff mate tbh...im going to do a underside resto on my 3dr soon and i will be powder coating all my bits.

paul16v

Done properly powder coat is alot better and more durable than paint.

gibbo frst

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i 2pac painted mine but i wish id had it powdercoated.. slightest tap and it chips the paint.. ive ended up covering the chips with hammerite

Moonstone Steve.

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Mine are all powdercoated, been done for about 3yrs now and when i looked this week while underneath it all still looks as good as new.

Steve

essexRSTSouthend

Powder coating done correctly will last and withstand much more than any normal paint.

I've done all my parts by powder coating and still looking good after few years.I'd change who does your powder coating mate.There seems to be a few firms abouts who use kids to do their work.

JamesH

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Cheers guys

Any more opinions? And anyone know a good powdercoaters in Sussex??

fezzajsy

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powdercoat mate

Mister G

I used a chap in the industrial estate just off the back of olive road in hove, They were more set-up for doing chair frames etc, in bulk, they did a grille for me for cash inbetween. Held up for three years+

Touring Car Spares

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yup ,we have one locally .

melinamotor

Not Sussex, but give Warren precision engineering a call in Southampton, If you cant find them call Tremona garage in Southampton as they share the same unit.

JamesH

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Cheers guys



Cheers Tony, where abouts/contact details?

tabetha

Afraid not, there are paints that are massively better.
tabetha

tabetha

Like painting it's all down to the prep.
Was the metal de-rusted using electrolysis first ?, it doesn't matter what you put on rust, it will come back, electrolysis is the only way to rid the rust properly, it's piss easy, and costs less than Ł15 to get everything you need to do your own bits, to get rid of 100% of the rust, and that Ł15 even includes the cost of electric!!
Just buy a large container big enough to take your arms etc, some washing soda/sodium carbonate, and make a weak solution in the tank with this and water, hook up your battery charger on low and use 2 bits of metal bar one at each end of the tank, hook one end up to + and one to - and put the metal bars in the tank, switch on and leave for a few days, all the rust will go, all of it.
If this is done prior to painting/powdering you will get a much better long lasting finish.
Powder coating is piss easy, 10 mins at 180C for most components, you can apply more heat or for longer to cure, a "oven can be a simple cardboard box with a fan heater pointed at it, seriously there is nothing hard or magic about powder coating, just somewhere big /hot enough to set off the powder, done very carefully you can also mix powders for different colour schemes like striped etc, but this IS seriously hard to get right.
All you need for powder coating is a small lecky supply, air supply about 15 psi, plus the gun.
There are various diy kits on the market but one I have used to show someone else, and can vouch for is www.electrostaticmagic.co.uk
I did powder coating for a major supplier of double glazed window frames for around 3 years, it is a huge amount easier than wet painting, and very hard to get wrong.
tabetha

paul16v

Im not disputing that, but in this instance where the OP was asking about 2 pac paint, powdercoat IS the better and more durable option for underside bits.