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bugginbuggie Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:27 pm

once some thing has been kad plated can you powder coat on top of it or do you have to sand blast it off or sand it down first

mts678 Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:48 pm

as with painting anything, i would assume you need to sand it a bit to get the powdercoat to stick, or you just bead blast it all of since it is being powdercoated.. i bead blasting sum og empi 5 spokes tomarrow and then they're being sent to be powdercoated..so yea i would think so

Chad1376 Sat Jun 21, 2008 5:24 am

I powder coated over cad plating on a few parts like my camber compensator and solid trans mount with out any prep other than cleaning and scuffing the parts up with a green 3M pad. After 3 years of living below a hot engine, and getting pummeled by road grime, the powder coating is holding up great.

mysamba Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:08 am

If you media blast the part first the powder coating will adhere better. if you are going to plate the part it will have a dull finish. You need to polish it up a bit for the plating to be bright.

mts678 Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:07 am

or you use mirror powdercoat, that is what my guy is using on my wheels

hpw Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:12 am

mts678 wrote: or you use Quote: mirror powdercoat, that is what my guy is using on my wheels

what is mirror powdercoat? Is it a chrome finish?

mts678 Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:27 am

its a more glossy finish, i dont know much about it, my powdercoat guy just told me that's what type he's using for his wheels so he's doing mine like that also.

volkaholic1 Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:50 am

I powdercoat over cad plate all the time, you do need to blast the surface, if you do zero prep, you will get chipping due to poor adhesion.

www.awesomepowdercoat.com



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