Powder Coating Springs?!

1. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

   #1 20th April 2013, 09:28

   Just chatting to body shop and on about this and that and he said some people get them powder coating, I know its tough stuff, but surely its going to crack with movement and flake off? Anyone seen it done or had it done?
2. AlexBp West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL

   #2 20th April 2013, 09:36

   Theyre powdercoated as standard in most cases not painted
   
   Paint is a lot more brittle than powdercoat
3. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

   #3 20th April 2013, 09:41

   always thought it was a plascoated or something from the ones ive worked with, never looked powder coated
4. AlexBp West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL

   #4 20th April 2013, 09:51

   I allways thought it seemed like podercoat
   My h&rs are deffo powdercoated on my coilovers
   
   I wouldnt paint them tbh id go powdercoat
5. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

   #5 20th April 2013, 09:58

   tbh just googled it and get mixed results, some say it cracks off instantly, some say they have never had a problem, most say speak to the powder coaters as it needs some form of plastic in them, but then others say it doesnt then some say normal paint is fine can only imagine that looking shit and coming off. Suppose it just depends on your powder coater and how good/how much they care haha
6. AlexBp West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL

   #6 20th April 2013, 10:16

   Tbh id say just ask someone like faulkner or something they might have the best advice lol
7. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

   #7 20th April 2013, 10:48

   im not too arsed mine are in great shape, i was talking to him about a price for the struts and he mentioned it then
8. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #8 20th April 2013, 11:30

   Have a read of this thread. http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=224498
   
   Or this. http://www.e-techpowdercoating.com/p...ating_faqs.htm
9. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

   #9 20th April 2013, 11:39

   yeah read them earlier, it was just more thinking of anyone had first hand experience of getting it done, not standard finish, rather than just read about it
10. jage Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 679

    #10 20th April 2013, 11:58

    I had mine and my dads powdercoated, not run them yet mind! If id of known about plastidip at the time id of used that tbh.