Dave Bailey
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| posted on 24/2/05 at 08:59 PM |
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Repainting a powder coated chassis
Hi!,
I have a second hand (but unbuilt) Velocity chassis that is showing a few signs of the powder coating lifting. I can't decide whether to
build as is or get the existing coating off and powder coat again. Anyone had powder coating removed and then the chassis re-painted.
What sort of cost should I plan for including the wishbones.......
thanks
Dave B.
[Edited on 24/2/05 by Dave Bailey]
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antonyg
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| posted on 24/2/05 at 09:06 PM |
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hi, i had my chassis shotblasted and primed for £60 cash in hand job
just ask around local shotblasters i'm sure someone will do it cheap
Cheers
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Dave Bailey
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| posted on 24/2/05 at 09:46 PM |
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Thanks.........
I have called a few local powder coating companies and all of them advised differently. The only price I have at the moment is £400 to clean off,
prime and epoxy two pack. No guarantee that they could get the existing powder coat off.
Pondering on whether the final finish will
be worse than I have now.
Anyone experienced how the Velocity powder coat stands up to general road use.....
thanks
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JonBowden
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| posted on 24/2/05 at 11:02 PM |
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I wonder what would happen if you bought several tins of nitromorse then painted that on. Would it lift the powder coat off easily ?
Jon
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kb58
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| posted on 24/2/05 at 11:35 PM |
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I asked a local powdercoater if they'd sandblast and repaint a rusted, powdercoated screen door. They said by the time they got the powercoat
off and it painted, I'd have paid more then just getting a new door...
So at least in this case, they wanted to blast the old powdercoat off first.
Mid-engine Locost - http://www.midlana.com
And the book - http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/midlana/paperback/product-21330662.html
Kimini - a tube-frame, carbon shell, Honda Prelude VTEC mid-engine Mini: http://www.kimini.com
And its book -
http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/kimini-how-to-design-and-build-a-mid-engine-sports-car-from-scratch/paperback/product-4858803.html
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Terrapin_racing
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| posted on 25/2/05 at 11:32 AM |
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Having been this route before, the problems that can be ecountered are:
Paint stripper will often not remove PC
Approach i adopted was to have the chassis hot caustic dipped (furniture firm - use on pine etc)
This removes the majority of the PC
The blast clean
expect to spend £100 getting the chassis back to clean metal
Then expect about £150 for etch prime and professional powder coating (whic should not peel!)
[Edited on 25/2/05 by Terrapin_racing]
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Dave Bailey
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| posted on 27/2/05 at 03:39 PM |
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Thanks for all of the responses!
I have spoken to a local company who say they can get the powder off by grit blasting. They then will metal spray and powder the chassis and wishbones
all for £300. The process is then good for 10 - 15 years they say. They use a material designed for sea water locations. If it turns out as good as
they say it will be money well spent.
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