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TheVintageVw
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 Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:29 pm Post subject: powder coating.... |
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how far can we take this method on our cars?
what exactly have you guys powder coated before, yes i know the obvious, wheels etc.
but what bout spring plates? front beam? axles? etc etc....
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David
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 3:44 pm Post subject: Re: powder coating.... |
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| halchka99 wrote: |
how far can we take this method on our cars?
what exactly have you guys powder coated before, yes i know the obvious, wheels etc.
but what bout spring plates? front beam? axles? etc etc....
thanks guys |
I don't see why all of those can't be powder coated.
just about anything steel can be coated, so I imagine you could get the entire underside & suspension coated if you wanted to go the distance.
pretty pricey though 
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Genrich
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 3:49 pm Post subject: Powder |
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Halchka99,
I have powder coated everything on my two restorations. As long as your powder coater will cover the proper areas with tape and plugs you should be OK.
I even did my front beam on my 53 Oval. Before it went out for coating I removed the bushings inside. I was afraid the heat may damage them. Plus this was the only way to make sure there was no grease inside the tubes.
Everything came out great.
Erich
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TheVintageVw
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i play on doing this myself so ill be limited to what i can bake in a stove.
do you have any pictures of your parts that were coated? |
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Corwin
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Oh my god my wife would slit my throat while I'm sleeping. You must live alone...  |
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TheVintageVw
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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| lol not the oven in the kitchen of course!!!!! a crappy one in the garage |
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markm
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Corwin wrote: |
| Oh my god my wife would slit my throat while I'm sleeping. You must live alone... |
You get married recently? Last time I heard it was still a fiance. Ever notice how close the spelling of fiance and finance are? |
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Envious
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I coat everything exposed to the elements. Pans, suspension, brake backing plates, drums, whatever. As long as it is prepped well, it will wear like iron. I first used it in 1994 on my vert and I still put mirrors under the car at shows to show it off.
Here's the 63 chassis I'm currently building.
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twinwindows
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Envious wrote: |
| I coat everything exposed to the elements. Pans, suspension, brake backing plates, drums, whatever. As long as it is prepped well, it will wear like iron. |
HELL YEAH!
I have powder coated tons of shit for my bus, Last time I picked up some parts getting done I got the news they can now do transparent (clear) powder coat. Next is powder coating the inside of my wheels.
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volkaholic1
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| Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 5:22 am Post subject: |
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| check out www.awesomepowdercoat.com for tons of VW related powdercoating ideas, anything metal (steel, aluminum,whatever) that can handle 400 'F can be powdercoated. |
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Corwin
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| markm wrote: |
You get married recently? Last time I heard it was still a fiance. Ever notice how close the spelling of fiance and finance are? |
Well no, not yet. But I'm trying to train myself because I know it will be a big deal that I refer to her as "wife" as soon as that happens, which is coming up pretty soon.  Lol.
Awe, wise man. All you need out there now are some frozen pizzas and a frig. |
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radrob
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Here is what i had powdercoated in a small oven when i was rebuilding my 36 a few months back.
I later found out that i shouldnt have powdercoated the fan> So i had to have it stripped off. Took a couple days in the hottank to get that stuff off.
Rob
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Corwin
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He sews too ladies and gentlemen. 
And I will tell you his engine looks amazing. |
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radrob
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Thanks corwin.
Hows your engine coming along. How about the ghia? Looking forward to seeing it.
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cyanyde65
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| Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Genrich wrote: |
| ...I even did my front beam on my 53 Oval. Before it went out for coating I removed the bushings inside. I was afraid the heat may damage them. |
The heat will damage the bushings!! Not thinking about it, I had a front beam powdercoated once and the heat shrank the bushing inside. The bushing then would slide in and out of the tube with ease, thus needing to be replaced.
The beam looked awesome, though ... like brand new  |
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Patmus
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Hi Guys,
I was always concerned that if you powder coated a piece of metal that may have to flex, like say a floor pan, that the powder coating wouldn't be pliable enough to cling to the surface with out cracking and flaking off. Does powder coating have enough flex to it to survive this kind of punishment?
Thanks,
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Bruce
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| I later found out that i shouldnt have powdercoated the fan> So i had to have it stripped off. Took a couple days in the hottank to get that stuff off. |
You should also strip the powder from the distributor clamp. Your distributor needs to be grounded, and it grounds through that clamp.
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Envious
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:47 am Post subject: |
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| Patmus wrote: |
Hi Guys,
I was always concerned that if you powder coated a piece of metal that may have to flex, like say a floor pan, that the powder coating wouldn't be pliable enough to cling to the surface with out cracking and flaking off. Does powder coating have enough flex to it to survive this kind of punishment?
Thanks,
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I've the pans of my 64 vert powder coated since 1994. I still put mirrors under the car at shows; it looks that good. No chips, no flakes.
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63 Type 117 L469 Anthracite
64 Type 361 L575 Nutria
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56 Allstate Single Wheel
84 Vanagon Westfalia
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Corwin
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Thanks corwin.
Hows your engine coming along. How about the ghia? Looking forward to seeing it. |
It's coming along nicely. I didn't powder-coat anything but I did POR-15 a lot of stuff, and of course there's a lot of chrome too.
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Area56
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:31 am Post subject: How's it holding up? |
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This thread is a few years old. Am curious as to how the chassis powdercoating is holding up for you guys? Anybody got input that's had 5 or more years wear and tear on their car since having it done?
Chipping and flaking at all? Still glad you did it vs just a good chassis paint? |
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