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Post by marius on Nov 23, 2010 20:00:20 GMT 2
Hi all
What type of paint is best suited for painting suspension parts - including the coils?
Regards Marius
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Post by Duane on Nov 23, 2010 20:07:08 GMT 2
Hi Maruis
I`ve used hammertone paint in the past and I`ve powder coated both worked very well!!
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Duane
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Post by marius on Nov 23, 2010 20:21:03 GMT 2
Thanks Duane
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Post by jarrod on Nov 23, 2010 20:31:36 GMT 2
powder coating will lastmuch longer than normal paint. we powdercoat all our supension parts on our race quads and it really holds up well..my 2cents would be that altho powdercoating does cost a little more its well worth it
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Post by marius on Nov 23, 2010 20:43:44 GMT 2
Thanks Jarrod I will look into that too
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Post by danie on Nov 23, 2010 20:58:01 GMT 2
I recently spoke to a couple of panelbeaters who work at one of the biggest panelbeater workshops next to our work premises in Durban. They assured me that as far as rust prevention is concern, there is no product better than Red Oxide primers available at the local market. I asked them about the Black Oxide primers available at a nearby hardware shop, but they told me that Red Oxide primers are better. The "paint specialist" at the nearby hardware shop insists that the only difference between Red and Black Oxide primers, is the color...... I initially decided to use Black Oxide as a suspension undercoat, but Red Oxide primers seem to be a more popular choice: omgili.com/oxide-primer-redomgili.com/oxide-primer-red#sitewww.theminiforum.co.ukDanie
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Post by marius on Nov 24, 2010 6:42:49 GMT 2
Hi Danie
Thanks for all the info. If rust is a problem Rusist might also be a good alternative choice.
Regards Marius
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Post by Duane on Dec 6, 2010 23:46:40 GMT 2
Hi
If one have parts powdercoated it gets sandblasted so all rust gets removed before coating! The only problem with powdercoating is it chip very easy due to the hardness of the coating!! Looks great and there are 100's of colours!
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Duane
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Post by ronnie on Dec 7, 2010 15:54:34 GMT 2
Hi Duane Powder coating is the way to go as It does not chip very easily. When I was working I used to place very large orders fo Distribution Boards and because of that I got all mine done for nothing . Now that I have retired I am reduced to using spray tins of paint which works out very expensive if you have much to do. Ronnie
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Post by danie on Dec 7, 2010 18:12:17 GMT 2
I think the quality of powder coating might differ from company to company.
At work we used to send some of our products to a local company for powder coating. A while ago we decided rather to stop[sending these products for powder coating, because it did chip quite easily.
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Danie
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