Steve
Premium Member
Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
User status: Offline
|
After seeing the superb finish of my wheels, i had to ask myself the question why it is bodywork panels arent powdercoated, its stronger, and cheaper i think  and you can achieves an equivalent finish, not sure if its a lot heavier though?
[Edited on 17-04-2010 by Steve]
|
Mike
Organiser: North West and North Wales
Premium Member
Registered: 20th May 06
Location: nr. Skipton, North Yorkshire
User status: Offline
|
Wierdly I had this thought last night 
|
Edd
Member
Registered: 8th Nov 04
Location: Glasgow
User status: Offline
|
more expensive? harder to repair?
|
Steve
Premium Member
Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
User status: Offline
|
from what i gather getting stuff done is cheap, matching colours might be harder for repair like you say, not sure
|
Firestate88
Member
Registered: 10th Jul 08
Location: Northampton England
User status: Offline
|
you can't powder coat car body panels because powder coating is baked at 180 degrees which would warp the panels
|
DJMartin07
Member
Registered: 1st Feb 07
Location: Bedford/
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Firestate88
you can't powder coat car body panels because powder coating is baked at 180 degrees which would warp the panels
That is true, we bake panels at 60 degrees as to not cause any warpage to the panel, and not to melt any plastics. As with powder coating I believe more of a car would have to be stripped down, so even though might be cheaper when you think about it, but in the labour of stripping parts, would cost more from labour.
|
ed
Member
Registered: 10th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
You can't repair it. You can't do bodywork underneath it. If you needed to do a repair, imagine having to remove all of the trim to cure the powder and then having to re-coat the whole panel. The finish isn't as good as paintwork. Metallics, micas and pearls are relatively new technology in the powder coating world.
[Edited on 17-04-2010 by ed]
|
Steve
Premium Member
Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
User status: Offline
|
thanks for the reasons, i now know why lol, although ed i disagree about finish, finish on my wheels is as good as iv seen out of any gun
|
ed
Member
Registered: 10th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
I don't think it's as hard as paint either, as all the stuff I've seen has been quite susceptible to little scratches which means swirls.
|
Steve
Premium Member
Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
User status: Offline
|
now i think about it, its silly, if you wanted to recolour a wing you would have to take it off completely to re-do it 
|
ed
Member
Registered: 10th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
If it's an consolation, when the paint is applied in the factory it's electrostatically charged and applied in a very similar way to powder. It's also cured. The main difference is the particles are floating about in a solvent/water/stuff.
|
