Chassis Coating - Lateral-g Forums

**out2kayak** · #1 08-13-2011, 11:44 PM

OK folks, here's your chance to vote. What chassis coating would you use?

1. Paint
2. POR-15 (kinda in a class all by it's lonesome)
3. Powder coat
4. Other (post your "other" thought).

wmhjr · #2 08-14-2011, 06:21 AM

Other than "possibly" due to cost (and often there is little difference there) there is really no debate. Other than for a pure isca indoor show car, powder is the only thing I will consider.

cencalc6 · #3 08-14-2011, 09:05 AM

PowderCoat

pokey64 · #4 08-14-2011, 11:42 AM

I'd say powder coat as well. We had my Impala frame and the Fab9 for my wife's Camaro powder coated earlier this year and really liked the results.

56pickup · #5 08-14-2011, 09:35 PM

Paint because there is no "Touch Up" for Powder coating

wmhjr · #6 08-15-2011, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by 56pickup

Paint because there is no "Touch Up" for Powder coating

Bs.

Old wives tail. I've touched it up at least a dozen times on my current build. Only remotely true if it's some sort of wild color.

pokey64 · #7 08-15-2011, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by wmhjr

Bs.

Old wives tail. I've touched it up at least a dozen times on my current build. Only remotely true if it's some sort of wild color.

What did you use to touch it up?

wmhjr · #8 08-15-2011, 07:28 AM

Normal paint. On semi-gloss black powdercoated paint, just semi-gloss duplicolor worked perfectly. First touch up 2 years ago. Still perfect today.

Again, if it's a Ridler ISCA indoor show car then it's a different story. However if it's anything else, and in particular if it's one of the "normal" chassis colors (like gloss, semi-gloss or flat black, or silver) then I still scratch my head every time somebody says you can't touch up powdercoating. Heck, I've been touching it up on other stuff for at least 10 years. I don't get it.

ccracin · #9 08-15-2011, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by wmhjr

Normal paint. On semi-gloss black powdercoated paint, just semi-gloss duplicolor worked perfectly. First touch up 2 years ago. Still perfect today.

Again, if it's a Ridler ISCA indoor show car then it's a different story. However if it's anything else, and in particular if it's one of the "normal" chassis colors (like gloss, semi-gloss or flat black, or silver) then I still scratch my head every time somebody says you can't touch up powdercoating. Heck, I've been touching it up on other stuff for at least 10 years. I don't get it.

Yea, but your dealing with a RACE car, not a normal street car!

wmhjr · #10 08-15-2011, 10:13 AM

It's a pretty shiny race car, though