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posted on June 11th, 2007 at 06:07 PM
paint & prepp of body parts
I am at present building a rolling chassis for a buggy project. I am wondering what I should do with all the suspension/brake/axel components etc. I
would like to paint them with a product such as POR15, but I understand I would have to take them back to bare metal. What is the best method for
doing this? If I sand or bead blast will this method destroy machined surfaces? Are there any chemical methods for bare metal prep? Can anybody give
me some sound advice?
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posted on June 11th, 2007 at 08:49 PM
Hi sdat,
Have you thought about getting all the parts powder coated?
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posted on June 14th, 2007 at 09:56 PM
Powder coating will be durable and easy (ie. don't have to worry about doing it yourself), but obviously cost weighs into the debate. However for the
high cost of POR15, the difference may not be that great when you add in what your time is worth.
For a cheap, good alternative you can use something like gloss (or satin) killrust which you wouldn't have to take the parts back to bare metal for.
Just make sure the surface is stable (not flaking etc) and it will last a long long time.
