15 replies to this topic

[Noah]

Powder coat? Not cheap but durable.

Hammerite? Not that cheap and probably will chip off

Same paint as the body of the car?

Stone chip and then body colour?

You tell me?

[Artful Dodger]

Sand blast

Etch prime ( good few coats)

Chassis black (must be chassis black, really tough paint)

Will stick as hard as Crap to a blanket:P

[paul1275s]

Sand blast

Etch prime ( good few coats)

Chassis black (must be chassis black, really tough paint)

Will stick as hard as Crap to a blanket:P

Can you recommend any particular supplier or brand?

[Artful Dodger]

Eastwoods extreme chassis black in high gloss 8). Darn good!

[a_woolhouse]

Powder coating apparently makes it last longer

[Artful Dodger]

:/

No. Chips easier, bares the metal. Then rusts.. I wouldn't powder coat a subframe.

[a_woolhouse]

oh right i was just told by powdercoating it, it made it last for longer and doesn't rust as quick as long as you give it a good few coats, but I stand corrected

Edited by a_woolhouse, 25 November 2012 - 04:57 PM.

[jpw1275]

I used a black 2pack paint with about 12 coats hehe

[iMurray]

Bedliner... Stuff is crazy durable.


Tempted to do an entire mini in it

[BVY]

Get them hot dip galvanised! Then paint with the above mentioned chassis black. Then they'll probably out-live the human race!

[rally515]

Get them hot dip galvanised! Then paint with the above mentioned chassis black. Then they'll probably out-live the human race!

These a guy about 500 yards down from my house that sand blasting & hot dip galzing my subframe for £50 a frame :)

[Artful Dodger]

Get them hot dip galvanised! Then paint with the above mentioned chassis black. Then they'll probably out-live the human race!

People have thought about this, there is some consern that the roves involved may deform the subframes slightly. Something to do with the heating cooling process.


But then again... I have seen ads of Landy chassis being galvanised... Hmm

[Noah]

I might be sending you a couple of subframes then mate ha!

[rally515]

yeah they go into a 600 degrees C vat of zinc & come out coated only takes a small dip in & out and thats it
but first i read up on it & maintained it can last over 50 years. well worth £100.

Also had a word about warping & he comfirmed that there shouldnt be any problem.

Check out my thread soon

cheers

[colinu]

POR15 or chassis black. POR15 is my preference - did my rear subframe recently and will do the same to the front this week. Personally I'd avoid powder coating as if it chips (there's a reasonable chance of that on a subframe) water will get in and it'll start flaking off.