A Warning About Powdercoating, Unprovoked Lecture Time Options

[McMark]

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)

[toon1]

Rob, I think he just was asking about the benefits.

My experience is that powdercoating is more durable than paint. There are a nice range of colors and textures. I can make it look it the way I want to. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Nope Rusty, Pat regularly rails against powdercoating. His last rant was over fan housings. Someone said the fan housing was used as a ground for the alternator and that powdercoating can cause an electrical problem. Pat said it was just another reason for original. Pat knows the benefits. He is just laying down CW carpet bombs...

Actually, I'm not "just laying down CW carpet bombs..."

I can spot a powdercoated piece immediately. Maybe I haven't seen the "finer" pieces, but it doesn't matter. The Factory didn't powdercoat these pieces. It is NOT the original finish. And.....it's unnecessary. if you've gone to the work of stripping & refinishing the pieces, why not keep it "painted" - not "coated"?

Look, we have a very limited supply of original or restored-to-original 914's out there. Why wouldn't you want to protect or increase your investment? Non-original finishes on parts are as signifiacnt as as "dash tops" or current stereo systems , or deep sump sytems, or non-factory paint schemes. The Factory didn't deliver them that way.

Yeppir, make your914 what you want, just bear in mind that it will NOT be collectible if you modify it with improper finishes. When you want to sell it, with these changes, it will not bring top dollar. A 914 is an investment - yeah, you don't think you'll ever sell yours - WRONG! When you want to sell it, as a collectable, you'll get ripped for unoriginal finishes. I could go on, but........

Oh, by the way - fan housings wer NEVER painted!
Pat

If this is not a CW " carpet bomb" then I'm not sure what is.LOL