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| cgnj |
 Jul 25 2023, 06:12 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 623 Joined: 6-March 03 From: Medford, NJ Member No.: 403 Region Association: None 
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I am getting ready to drop off my fan shroud and notice my box of front and rear control arms. Powder coat or something else?
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| DennisV |
Jul 25 2023, 07:48 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 468 Joined: 8-August 20 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 24,575 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(cgnj @ Jul 25 2023, 05:12 AM)  I am getting ready to drop off my fan shroud and notice my box of front and rear control arms. Powder coat or something else? I think you will get a lot of opinions on this one. The key question to ask yourself is what are your priorities? Cheap, original, durable. I think consensus will be that powder coat is the most durable. It certainly is not original. There have been comments that due to its thickness, it could cause some fitness issues (i.e., requires sanding at connection points). Some folks have the capability to do it at home, but most of us send parts off to professionals. This means time waiting and money. Many, many paint options. Eastwood chassis black is quite popular, and you can do that yourself from a gun or rattle can. I haven't come across any complaints with regards to its durability. I speculate that the Extreme version, while more durable, has more gloss than what would be original. It's what I'm plan to use on our 914-6 for the half shafts and trailing arms. |
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| mepstein |
Jul 25 2023, 07:59 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,271 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Cerikote is also a great choice. No need to mask the bushing areas and very durable. We do both powder and ceramic at my shop but just for in house projects. I’m not advertising for that work.
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| mlindner |
Jul 25 2023, 09:41 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,520 Joined: 11-November 11 From: Merrimac, WI Member No.: 13,770 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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My sand blaster does a lot of truck frames and uses Dupont Emron. So he did my front A arms and rear control arms, looks like new after three years and all for $75.00
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| dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Jul 25 2023, 10:09 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,857 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
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QUOTE(cgnj @ Jul 25 2023, 05:12 AM) I am getting ready to drop off my fan shroud and notice my box of front and rear control arms. Powder coat or something else? |
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| DRPHIL914 |
Jul 25 2023, 02:31 PM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,766 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States
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when i pulled my front and rear 10 years ago to replace and do all new bushings and bearings etc, i got newly powder coated ones from PMB and they are still like new.
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| bkrantz |
Jul 25 2023, 07:15 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,762 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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I had my powder-coated. The shop was very good about protecting surfaces that should not be coated.
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