New business just opened in Hartlepool specializing in powder coating, called in looking for some parts cleaning up / shot blasting and found them to have a very imperssive setup with all new tanks and ovens. They quoted me at £55 to powder coat my full chassis, and they will collect and drop it off at £10 each way. Was gonna paint it but it would have cost me that in paint!!! and saves many hours laborious painting. Great helpful bunch of lads as well. Contact details are:

Terry Iles
Overcoat Finishing Ltd
Unit K, Teesbay Retail Park
Brenda Road
Hartlepool

Tel: 01429 277207

That seems extremely cheap!! I'd expect to add £100 to that for it done properly!!

Seems too cheap to me!

I wouldn't have thought they could even cover costs at that price.

Oh Dear!! Its all doom and gloom isn't it

I'll report back when its done, they're doing my suspension arms at the minute. Seen there products and production line and its very impressive.

[Edited on 23/7/08 by spud69]

Just paid £50 to have my roll bar (Ex Robin Hood) done just outside Carlisle and I thought that wasnt bad.

Go for it. Cheapness sounds to me like either of 2 things.
1 You work there or have dealings with the company
2 Theyre doing the work cheap with a view to using you as an example of they're work or hoping you bring them in more business.


Either way if the jobs a good'un and as long as you're happy with it end of story.

[Edited on 23/7/08 by omega 24 v6]

Absolute bargain. At that price its worth asking if they can shot blast first or add some sort of coating that will resist corrosion and add a great key to the powder coating. i seem to remember Angus who posts on here occasionally knows of a powder coater north of newcastle that uses a special marine grade coating.

Most chassis suppliers will charge you between 150 and 200 for coating a chassis so that new place may be loss leading to get their name known in the early days.

have a chat with them about durable automotive style finishing, they may have some good ideas. Nothing worse than the edges peeling and corrosion appearing. Id also recommend removing all sharp edges from your bits before getting them coated for this same reason (not sure what rad is considered minimum).