To powder coat or not to powder coat?
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Powder Coat or Re-paint?
To powder coat or not to powder coat?
Debating on whether I want to have my bumpers powder coated or if I just want to take the time to sand, clean, and re-paint. What do y'all think?
Powder Coating:
-Higher initial cost
-Supposed to be durable
-More difficult to touch up
Painting:
-Much lower cost (I can do it)
-Easy to touch up
-More likely to rust
Powder Coating:
-Higher initial cost
-Supposed to be durable
-More difficult to touch up
Painting:
-Much lower cost (I can do it)
-Easy to touch up
-More likely to rust
dutchman- Resident Gorilla
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Re: To powder coat or not to powder coat?
Repaint. The paint will scratch but the powdercoat will chip, and you can't touch up powdercoat with a rattlecan.
Re: To powder coat or not to powder coat?
That's the way I'm leaning. Maybe I'll just have them sandblasted to speed up the clean-up process.
dutchman- Resident Gorilla
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Re: To powder coat or not to powder coat?
dutchman wrote:That's the way I'm leaning. Maybe I'll just have them sandblasted to speed up the clean-up process.
That would be my suggestion.
Ty- Social Media Admin.
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Andrew- Resident Strongman
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Re: To powder coat or not to powder coat?
I'm a fan of a well done rattle can job. One of my buddies had all his bumpers coated in Line-X so that they would allegedly not scratch off but I'm not too sure how well it actually held up since he sold his truck a little while after that.
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Ty- Social Media Admin.
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Re: To powder coat or not to powder coat?
Good suggestions on product to use, thanks. Do you guys know anyone that does sand-blasting?
dutchman- Resident Gorilla
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Re: To powder coat or not to powder coat?
Funny thing. I was going to ask the same thing. I need my axle blasted. My dad has a guy up north but I would have to talk to him. I'm looking for someone more UC local.
Ty- Social Media Admin.
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Re: To powder coat or not to powder coat?
Is your axle down south? If you end up talking to the guy your dad has let me know.
dutchman- Resident Gorilla
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Re: To powder coat or not to powder coat?
POR15 will break down under UV light. If you use it, put a really good coat of paint over the top.
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