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Powder coated parts

Duda

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Here is some of my parts slowly being powder
coated. Bell housing, air filter lid and base.

Bell housing, air filter base.jpg
 
I have parts and pieces scattered everywhere and have not recieved the invoice for any of the powder coat yet, I have been getting invoiced once a month from a lot of the out sourced companys. I hate to say I dont have a price per piece but have been paying a lot of hourly for some of the repairs. If my dog was ill I would say just make him bettere I dont care about the cost. I went way over budget any way on the first day I purchsased the Charger so why stop now. She will be nice and i will drive her alot this summer. I will try to get some pricing for you. There is a lot of people local that do powder coating now a days.
 
Be careful when you get anything that's got threaded holes or close fits powder coated. It's a lot thicker than paint and can throw off fits or make it hard as hell to get bolts in.
 
Looks good. I wish I powder coated more parts than I did on mine. What was done holds up way better than the painted parts. It really is easy to keep clean.
 
I powder coated my upper and lower control arms on my 70. Its been 10 years now they still look as good as the day I powder coated them. And I did them myself.
 
Here is some of my parts slowly being powder
coated. Bell housing, air filter lid and base.

looks good...

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Does any body shop do this or only certain ones, what do they charge?

it's really a niche' specialtized industry, many times completely seperate from paint & body shops... prices vary vastly, color & who does the work, all can effect competitive pricing...
 
I powder coated my upper and lower control arms on my 70. Its been 10 years now they still look as good as the day I powder coated them. And I did them myself.

What do you need for equipment to do it yourself?
 
spray gun & proper style tip, for the powder application, an oven big enough to bake what ever it is your poder coating {something like 400*}, a way to electronically charge/discharge the product while it hanging, to have the powder-coating that's either positive of negitively charged, to be able stick, until finished baking... I think anyway
 
Powder coating is great, but not perfect. On my Harley, the frame near the battery-- the factory powder coat let battery acid-fumes get UNDER the coat. Altho it still looked good, the frame was corroded and pitted badly 3-4" up the frame-- under the P.C.................MO
 
Eastwood sells everything you need to powdercoat except the oven. I picked up an oven about 15 years ago for $50 and it works great. I try to do anything that fits in the oven, including the oil pan. The kits come with plugs to keep the powder out of holes and heat resistant tape for larger areas. The parts neet to be treated as if you were painting them. They must be clean.
 
I powdercoated all my pulleys and brackets, trans crossmember, bumper supports, and k member too. Really great finish, and should last a hell of a long time. I just went to a local shop that only does powdercoating, not a body shop, and they were pretty reasonable. around 70 bucks for the lot and another 50 or 60 for the k member. (this included media blasting all the parts)

Good idea doing the bellhousing too, looks great :icon_thumleft:
 
Just got both front fenders back from stripping and ecoating
driver fender.jpgPass fender.jpg
 
Be careful when you get anything that's got threaded holes or close fits powder coated. It's a lot thicker than paint and can throw off fits or make it hard as hell to get bolts in.

Actually Bruzilla, when powder coating is done right it's not as thick as paint, is more flexible than paint, lasts longer with increased durability, and comes in thousands of amazing colors nowadays. The shop you choose to do the work is paramount in getting what you want since not all are created equal ... and not all shop owners care as much about results as others.
 
Actually Bruzilla, when powder coating is done right it's not as thick as paint, is more flexible than paint, lasts longer with increased durability, and comes in thousands of amazing colors nowadays. The shop you choose to do the work is paramount in getting what you want since not all are created equal ... and not all shop owners care as much about results as others.

CudaChick1968 thanks for the clarification on coatings & you do some fine looken' coatings out there, I will get in touch with you, when I'm finally ready, to put color on my stuff...
 
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