Metal_man_Rob Posted September 18, 2022 Report Share Posted September 18, 2022 What do you prefer and why? My thoughts: A good paint job is easier to touch up in the future and easier to paint over but is also easy to scratch up and looks like trash if not done meticulously. Powder coat looks better and is more durable but chips. Once it chips, covering it, especially wierd colors like neon, is harder to do. I'm sending the frame out for sand blasting and having gussets welded on so it will be bare metal. It is going to be ridden primarily on ice ovals and oval flat track. So not a whole lot of craziness. Thanks. Sent from my SM-S908U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caleb90 Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 Powder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dano3 Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 Powder coat but if you go the paint route get some steel-it. Expensive but has surprised me how well it is holding up on my chain/rotor guards after 2 years of dragging them through the sand during dune trips. Also weldable and easy to touch up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialblend07 Posted November 4, 2022 Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 16 hours ago, dano3 said: Powder coat but if you go the paint route get some steel-it. Expensive but has surprised me how well it is holding up on my chain/rotor guards after 2 years of dragging them through the sand during dune trips. Also weldable and easy to touch up. Is this the same as POR15 or whatever it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dano3 Posted November 4, 2022 Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 no, comes in an aerosol can i guess its popular in the trophy truck scene but has held up really well for everything i have used it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dano3 Posted November 4, 2022 Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 These have 7-8 dune weekends on them. Rotor/sprocket guards and rotor/sprocket hubs in the gray steel-it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caleb90 Posted November 4, 2022 Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 23 hours ago, dano3 said: Powder coat but if you go the paint route get some steel-it. Expensive but has surprised me how well it is holding up on my chain/rotor guards after 2 years of dragging them through the sand during dune trips. Also weldable and easy to touch up. Never heard of it, is it uv protected strait from the can? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dano3 Posted November 4, 2022 Report Share Posted November 4, 2022 https://steel-it.com/pages/toughest-paint-for-metal?gclid=CjwKCAjw8JKbBhBYEiwAs3sxNxIS98Ou0uNZu8SjHJrhgdSCj_ft_w6upthHkGwpihHow51ejQI1BBoCnYcQAvD_BwE Looks like it. That reminds me i painted all my outside light fixtures and garage door trim pieces with the black version and it looks great still, not much fading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 Powder only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.