Afternoon all,

I have been looking at my chassis and its not looking great anymore. It was supplied powdercoated in blue from Tiger but has now had so many modifications done that I may need to get it re-powdercoated to get a decent finish.
As a cheaper alternative has anyone used any form of spray paint to get a decent finish to powdercoat and if so how hard wearing is it?? I have a couple of spray cans of the Vauxhall blue that the powdercoat is based on but am concerned it wont last in the interior (no carpets). I may change the chassis colour to satin black (to match the roll bar)
Any suggestions??

Paul

ive always thought moisture curing polyuerethane would be good for this as it is rock hard and water proof.
it is used as a primer to get a better bond between metal and fiberglass. and is also used to repair boats and seal concrete fish ponds etc.
its about £40 quid for 2.5liters though. (should do the entire chassis and 1 coat should be enough.

What about a couple of coats of red oxide primer followed by polyurethane floor paint? I would have thought this wouild have been extremely hard wearing. Anyone tried it?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-Johnstones-Black-Floor-Paint-2-5Ltr_W0QQitemZ230102835648QQcategoryZ57220QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

plasti kote paint is pretty good

well Plastikote is now looking favourite once I have added suitable bracketry to fit the engine cradle. Seems pretty tough and reasonaby cheap compared to most spray paints out of a can.

Cheers
Paul