Hey fellas,
So I have completely rebuilt my rear end and powder coated the housing and backing plates, etc. etc. It looks fantastic. My drivline has a side to it that is showing surface rust from sitting for so long and I have been looking into powder coating it - since painting it seems like such a shame with everything else having easy-baked goodness as a coating
When I first looked into it, I called a couple reputable driveline shops around here - one a favorite - Six States Distributors. They told me that the curing process (450+ degrees in the oven for a few hours) will warp the drivline and they will have to repair it which will ruin the powdercoat finish in the end.
But, on Sunday I went to the Portland Rod & Custom show and saw probably 8 different rigs with powdercoated drivelines and a booth that a driveline shop had setup with a powdercoated driveline on display.
I asked the guy at the booth and he said he's not sure on the detials, they get them after they have already been coated and they do a lot of them with no problems. (why they put a guy in the booth that only knows enough to distribute hand-outs I'll never understand)
So, my question is - has anyone here had this done and have any more details? I googled the hell out of it and came up with a process of using RF to cure it rather than high temp gas furnaces but I'm not sure if that's the trick. Also, I have access to powdercoating and curing with high temp for very cheap - so paying someone else to do it would be a crime. Am I just missing something? Any ideas? Thanks in advance...
Adam
So I have completely rebuilt my rear end and powder coated the housing and backing plates, etc. etc. It looks fantastic. My drivline has a side to it that is showing surface rust from sitting for so long and I have been looking into powder coating it - since painting it seems like such a shame with everything else having easy-baked goodness as a coating
When I first looked into it, I called a couple reputable driveline shops around here - one a favorite - Six States Distributors. They told me that the curing process (450+ degrees in the oven for a few hours) will warp the drivline and they will have to repair it which will ruin the powdercoat finish in the end.
But, on Sunday I went to the Portland Rod & Custom show and saw probably 8 different rigs with powdercoated drivelines and a booth that a driveline shop had setup with a powdercoated driveline on display.
I asked the guy at the booth and he said he's not sure on the detials, they get them after they have already been coated and they do a lot of them with no problems. (why they put a guy in the booth that only knows enough to distribute hand-outs I'll never understand)
So, my question is - has anyone here had this done and have any more details? I googled the hell out of it and came up with a process of using RF to cure it rather than high temp gas furnaces but I'm not sure if that's the trick. Also, I have access to powdercoating and curing with high temp for very cheap - so paying someone else to do it would be a crime. Am I just missing something? Any ideas? Thanks in advance...
Adam