Paint or Powder Coat?

[Arlen]

If you have pits, powder coat will work over J B Weld. Full the pits, file smooth, then coat. I powder coat my entire chassis and its bullet proof

[QGolden]

Yes JB Weld is awesone stuff, I once filled a cracked head with it. Ran it 10 Thousand miles, sold it to a fellow who ran it another 10. However, PC requires conductivity to work, and JB Weld is not any more conductive than Bondo. You also need to be sure not to trap air bubbles, as the powdered part will be heated. Arlen's sucess was dependent upon the thickness of the JB Weld. There are conductive Epoxy substrate coatings that work better. Pick your Powder Coater before you do your fill work and use what he recomends.

[Mitch//pa]

Originally Posted by Arlen

If . I powder coat my entire chassis and its bullet proof

so did i but didnt test it out yet.

[Terry, NJ]

I debated with myself about entering this fray, finally succumbed! I wanted to powder coat my wheels in the worst way, for a while. A friend who is familiar with paints and coatings warned me away from it. He pointed out the rust and decay on his son's late model International truck. This truck is not housed, it's out in the weather. The PC was a shell where the metal used to be. Another example would be to go to the local marina and seeing the rust damage to the boat trailers that have been PCed. PC Looks great! No doubt about it! It does seem to be more resistant to pebbles. But moisture is sneaky. You don't see it happening until the metal is gone. If you keep your car in a garage and out of the weather, go for it. If will get wet, even occasionally, I would go with paint. No I don't hate Powder Coating!
Terry

[denis4x4]

Originally Posted by Terry, NJ

I debated with myself about entering this fray, finally succumbed! I wanted to powder coat my wheels in the worst way, for a while. A friend who is familiar with paints and coatings warned me away from it. He pointed out the rust and decay on his son's late model International truck. This truck is not housed, it's out in the weather. The PC was a shell where the metal used to be. Another example would be to go to the local marina and seeing the rust damage to the boat trailers that have been PCed. PC Looks great! No doubt about it! It does seem to be more resistant to pebbles. But moisture is sneaky. You don't see it happening until the metal is gone. If you keep your car in a garage and out of the weather, go for it. If will get wet, even occasionally, I would go with paint. No I don't hate Powder Coating!
Terry

There are two kinds of powder coating: Excellent and Crappy. I must be lucky as my PC jobs on cars, boat trailer and marine accessories still look great after 15 years. And, you get exactly what you pay for.

[Mitch//pa]

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Originally Posted by denis4x4

There are two kinds of powder coating: Excellent and Crappy. I must be lucky as my PC jobs on cars, boat trailer and marine accessories still look great after 15 years. And, you get exactly what you pay for.

10-4 on that

[28ACoupe]

Paint them. No reason to do otherwise. If you have the painter put a flex additive to the paint, it will be much more durable.