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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: jay2578 on January 17, 2010, 21:06:32

Title: paint or powdercoat?
Post by: jay2578 on January 17, 2010, 21:06:32

paint or powdercoat for my 2"lift springs? if paint, what sort? i imagine it needs to flex? :huh:

Title: Re: paint or powdercoat?
Post by: mark-d on January 17, 2010, 21:10:42

i used 2 pac brush on stuff its very tough and still on there 2 months on

Title: Re: paint or powdercoat?
Post by: jay2578 on January 17, 2010, 21:13:46

sounds good, whats it called an wheres it from? ooh, and how much?

Title: Re: paint or powdercoat?
Post by: bogie on January 18, 2010, 22:08:57

Dont matter what you use,its exposed to the elements and will still crack/chip and then rust,end of the day they just do a job!

Title: Re: paint or powdercoat?
Post by: hoss1720 on January 19, 2010, 16:57:26

Get em sandblasted and stove enamel paint applied.Very hard wearing ,but not sure how it will hold up on the springs.

Title: Re: paint or powdercoat?
Post by: Disco-Ron on January 19, 2010, 17:28:00

i'm not sure that sandblasting is such a good idea............ doesn;'t the blasting process relieve stress in metal... exactly what you don;t want to do in a spring!!

just a thought..........

Title: Re: paint or powdercoat?
Post by: mark-d on January 19, 2010, 20:51:54

Quote from: Disco-Ron on January 19, 2010, 17:28:00

i'm not sure that sandblasting is such a good idea............ doesn;'t the blasting process relieve stress in metal... exactly what you don;t want to do in a spring!!

just a thought..........

that is true, can soak them in acid tho

Title: Re: paint or powdercoat?
Post by: wheels244 on January 19, 2010, 22:05:10

Think you might be confusing sandblasting with shotpeening, which is indeed used to stress relieve metals - should be fine with sandblasting.