The powder coat place near me offers one coat or two.Is that normal?And if it is ,could you assume it is a better heavy duty job.Or is it a scam.

 

I do my own powder coating and one coat is completely normal unless you're doing some silvers, candy or the "chrome" or some other special color that needs a clear to protect it. And the powder is much stronger than paint. My sand blaster won't even mess with it. I did my pullys, brackets and valve covers and it's still all good. If you do t mind me asking what are you trying to get done and what are they going to charge you?

 

Never heard of that

 

Hey David, I have had a few items powder coated over the years and I think most items only require one coat, depending on what item you are having done. But, like the OP said, some items are "better" if they put another coat on them...it all depends on what you are having done and how you want it to look when finished. Here is a good site with lots of info about powder coating.

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thanks fellas.Hey Drew I have not gotten any quotes from them.Just saw on their web they offer one or two.I guess mainly inner fenders,brackets,,,maybe valve covers ,,,old school sheet metal.I have no clue on cost.They also offer ceramic for headers...I will bring this thread back up as I get into cost.Looking to cad plate hood springs and hood lock.Thanks for replys

 

Take a look at yellow zinc also for your hood hinges David.
Used it on mine and it came out much brighter than cad.

 

Thanks Turbo,,,Is that a powder?excuse my ignorance

 

No it's a plating.
I'll post some pics as soon as I can stop working.
It might be a little bright for some.
It certainly surprised me.
But I think that once its on the truck the overall effect will be great.
I've tried cad plating in the past on my 61 and it's very dull.

 

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thanks turbo

 

David, check out HIO Silver low buck build. He used VHT coating on some of his engine components and they turned out awesome. I am planning to try it on some parts of mine.

 

thanks Scott

 

I see your in maryland, im in northeast md, are you talking about northeast powdercoating? if so I have had 2 frames done there, a couple sets of inner fenders and core supports. they do great work. I asked them about the number of coats, they said they usually do one, but on my frame where it was pitted pretty good they did 2 coats as the first did not fully cover. I think the one frame they did 3 coats. What are you thinking about getting done? works great with me, they are 5 minutes away.

 

Hey hillbilly,Im in darlington,and yea thats where I was wondering about.Man you cant beat a place that their reputation goes before them.Thanks alot for posting that valuable info.looking to do inner fenders,maybe rad core.Do you have any info on their ceramic for headers?thanks again

 

I would think it's kinda like looking at a paint job under a microscope. On regular house paint I've seen pics and it's amazing how the second coat will fill 98%+ of the microscopic holes that are visible after one coat.

Benefits are massively reducing the ability of moisture to get underneath.Which is always a good thing.