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A Warning About Powdercoating, Unprovoked Lecture Time |
McMark |
Dec 8 2007, 11:57 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
All you powdercoaters... a warning.
Powdercoating is THICK. If you're sending a pile of parts out for some nice coating or getting a nice set of wheels refinished, you need to be careful of the various areas that have tight tolerances. For example, a lot of factory wheels (especially late model 911 wheels) have a hubcentric ring that centers the wheel. If this area get powdercoated it will not fit on hubcentric hubs. Seen it happen. Anyway, avoid a hassle, identify areas to not be powdercoated before handing your stuff over. Coating shops won't know what's what. Can you tell I ran into this issue today.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
Carrera916 |
Dec 9 2007, 08:03 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 292 Joined: 9-February 03 From: Pleasanton, CA Member No.: 273 |
Perhaps if you look at parts that has tight tolerance when assemble, paint them. Other stuff like engine tins and not critical tolerance issue parts, powder coat them.
I'm not quite a fan of pc as there were times it need to be stripped, boy, there are hard to strip! another possibility is to use the ....(damn, forgot the name...) ...a chemical dip know as "black out"...oh, yes...black oxide dipping....they're really good for certain parts that paint or pc isn't an option...as long you oiled it after dipping it...it'll last... j |
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