Powder coating suspension

[elitecustombody]

Steve, you're just flat out wrong here. Lots of misconceptions about powdercoating.



1) Powdercoating is MORE flexible than paint. FAR more. And it is FAR more durable and FAR less succeptible to peeling, chipping, etc. To say that it's not flexible enough indicates you either were exposed to a VERY poor quality powdercoating shop, or you've just never worked with it.

2) Powdercoating bonds FAR stronger to the surfaces it's applied to. As a matter of fact, it's almost TOO strong. It's extremely difficult to remove it. Try media blasting powdercoating off something. You're gonna need sand - not media. Now that JD Blitz Black? I'll take that off in a heartbeat with media. No comparison. We use a lot of Cat yellow (caterpillar yellow) around my place because it's also tough. But it's not even on the same planet as how tough powdercoating is. Problem is, it's really hard to get even a small dozer or backhoe like ours into an oven

3) Powdercoating can't be touched up easily? I can't believe people are still making that claim. Stop over at either Motor State or Heidts and we'll jack up my car and crawl under. I'll show you a number of places where I modified my frame/suspension by grinding off the powdercoat (only way to get it off), welded the frame, and then touched it up. If I don't point those spots out you'll never pick them out, and even when I point them out you won't be able to see the difference. It's EASIER to touch up because you DON'T have to worry about it peeling off. But even more importantly, you normally just don't need to touch it up. It's strong as heck.

4) Powdercoating and cost. Another myth. Here's an example. 2 yrs ago I dropped off my frame, A-Arms, Sway bar, pedals and a couple other things to my powdercoater. I didn't even scrape off the 42 yrs of grease and grime. 5 days later I picked up my sandblasted and powdercoated parts - all done. Cost? $450. Now, consider materials alone, then the labor of cleaning, then sandblasting, then powdercoating, then even going so far as to wrap the stuff up.

There's a reason why powdercoat is the finish of choice for competition wheels, suspension components, etc. BTW, most hitches are not powdercoated. They're painted from the factory. I know. I've removed mine, blasted them, and then powdercoated them. They don't rust anymore but you have to worry about the thickness of the media in the receiver. Still need to do that with my current truck.

I totally agree,if powdercoating is done right,it will not flake or peel, it is way more durable than paint.

[vdaviemusclecars]

I just did all of my susp. parts, even the bellhousing in a semi black PC. I also did all of my engine compartment accesories on my Superchared intercooled Cougar and it came out great. It cost me 550.00 bucks..its a lot of parts. It worked so well i'm having a custom motorcycle frame and some parts done now.

Vince