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[luke.sibley]

this is just a query.. does anybody no if its possible to powder coat a full body shell ?

[CMI-Cars]

It proberly is, if you find the right place.

But I can not recommend it.
Powder coating is bad, if you get small scratches, shots from rocks when you drive and so on, it can heart it, and rust will start to come behind it and make much more damage then a normal paint job.

I NEVER powder coat anything cause its not worth it.


Edit: sorry my not correct english, but hope you understand
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[Ashley]

I agree!

Rust has a habit of building up behind it and pushing off huge sheets of it to reveal serious problems underneath. Many power coaters will tell you the same. Can't be Two Pack for old panels in my opinion.

Ash

[Phil - Nottingham]

I have seen powder coated wheels and once damaged they end up as bad as if not worse than they were before.

Also every fault shows up like press markings/lines and corrison pits
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[luke.sibley]

ok thanks for the info.. i no to steer away from this then lol. thanks.

[StoneRoad]

Interesting, as I have used powder coating on 'bike frames without problems.
In my experience, you need to have the frame cleaned (bead blasted) and then immediately degreased and immediately coated and properly baked. (the places where I had the frame for my AJS done at where next door to each other, with a good working relationship, and the quality of work was excellent)
Then allow to 'age' ie surface harden before futher work.

A further point - if you do get a chip / scratch then properly touch up asap.
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[Keith D]

After doing plenty of checking, I decided to powder coat the chassis, axles,and wheels of my Austin Seven in a gloss black. (The wheels are wire spoked and they were powder coated as complete wheels))

Several years and many miles later I am very pleased that I did. The stuff is so hard that I have no chips, although the vehicle is often used on unmade roads. It looks good, is easy to clean, especially the spokes and the steel is protected.

I don't know if the type of powder used varies, but the stuff I've got certainly hasn't chipped at all.

The guy who did the powder coating also did the sandblasting immediately before the coating. If I were doing a full restoration on another car, I would definitely use powder coating.

Keith.