ZR8ED Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Powder prime is becoming popular with OEM car mfg's. I am not aware of anyone powder "colouring" an exterior body. Powder clear though not nearly as widespread, is out there in the OEM world. I like that top pick of the red interior car. Looks like someone brought a car to work and had it done. Those look like hood/liftgate proprods used in auto mfg. I'd love to redo my car, and bring it to work, and put it through our ecoat (electrocoating process) Dip the whole thing and get every little crevice protected from rust. Then powder prime it inside and out. With the amount of mileage I put on the car, it wouldn't rust in my lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MREDDLE Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 I will have to look more into the power clear as that may be an option. I have a couple of people looking into if I can pass tech with the cage powercoated. If I cant pass tech then I will just paint it like everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MREDDLE Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 BTW what size rims do you have? If you dont mind me asking. Your setup/car is the one of the resons I have keeped my 280z for the last 10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostiswhatsfordinner Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Paint it man, stay away from powder coating. Candy red will soon turn to dull orange before you know it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zNHChris Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Race one's come powdercoated, I don't kow why people think it will be any different. Red Candy powder does not dull, red candy is a tinted clear BMW clear does not "dull". I have stuff out there over 2 years old. I have coated cages for people and they haven't gotten any grief. If it was powdercoated steel I would feel safer for rust protection around the seams of the welds than paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostiswhatsfordinner Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Candy red paint will dull... ive seen it first hand. And its really not worth it. Looks like crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zNHChris Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Maybe candy red paint like you said but not candy red powder. Too bad you saw a bad example of a coating job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostiswhatsfordinner Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Can you clear a powder coated job... by powder coat clearing the powder coat? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MREDDLE Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 Can you clear a powder coated job... by powder coat clearing the powder coat? lol I hope this wasn't ment for me? Because I was saying I would look into how to use powder clear with rag. paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerryb Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 They powder coat the frames.....not fiberglass. Unsubscribed I've read a few kit-car magazines where they do powder-coating. It seems to be pretty popular with the kit-car cobras. I think it's factory five racing that offers a powder-coated body as an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostiswhatsfordinner Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I hope this wasn't ment for me? Because I was saying I would look into how to use powder clear with rag. paint. No no... just simply wondering if its possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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