afireblade929 Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 I want to powder coat my stock a arms, but i do not want to ruin my plastic ball joint bushings in an oven. Ive been hearing people talk about UV light curable power coatings on the internet and someone mentioned it to me on this forum, but no one around my area offers that type of powder coating. Just wanted to know if people on this board have herd or tried this type of powder coating and if they know of anyone who does this type of powder coating. Any help would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansh-eman Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 yes it is possible and you got it you have to cure it with the light... send a message to kaotik1 he doe coating and he can help you out, he has done stockers before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bk_banshee Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 yes it is possible and you got it you have to cure it with the light... send a message to kaotik1 he doe coating and he can help you out, he has done stockers before If you have a expierenced Coater who has been ridding and Powdrecoating since 1985 then I would trust them. I have had a couple sets done by him. He calls it flash baking. Takes about 3 - 4 days to get it done. only 5 -15 min in the oven. From what I have been told so don't take this as truth since I have never seen it but The IR baking tends to be softer. I was told you can put a figer nail imprint into it but it won't flake off. Like anything the quality of the end result has to do with how good was the prep work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiftdT4R Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Yeah, you can, but like the above posters said make sure you get someone that knows what theyre doing. It's not gonna be cheap either. I've heard a lot of bad stories about the ball joints getting baked, you really need to put a lot of heat tape around them before you cook the the arms. How old are the arms anyway? The BJs on my stockers didn't last very long doing trails. I know I wouldnt dish out any $$ on the stockers just to have the BJs go out in a year or two and have the arms be junk. I would probably end up painting them if they looked bad, a lot cheaper. Otherwise, you can find used +2+1s for around 200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Jackson Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 for the money, time, hassle you might encounter trying to p-coat your stock a-arms...you may as well just buy some aftermarket ones that come powdercoated in a choice of colors from the get go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bk_banshee Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 (edited) You could Chrome them. That doesn't destroy the ball joint and looks better. Probably the same price I don't know about powder coating but I know chrome runs $200 for all 4. $250 to include tierods with ends and castlenuts Edited December 10, 2007 by bk_banshee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 You could Chrome them. That doesn't destroy the ball joint and looks better. Probably the same price I don't know about powder coating but I know chrome runs $200 for all 4. $250 to include tierods with ends and castlenuts This is a good point. :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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