Friday, January 8, 2010

How to remove Powder Coat from a Car Frame?

I'm trying to remove a poor quality Powder Coat off of a car frame that I have... Does anyone know how I can remove the powder coating off of the frame?How to remove Powder Coat from a Car Frame?
Sand blasting is gonna be your best bet i think. o sanding it down with an orbital or the like....Sand blasting probably faster thoughHow to remove Powder Coat from a Car Frame?
Sand or media blasting would be your best bet. Media blasting would better protect the metal substrate, while sand blasting will add a little better surface preparation than media.





Regardless, you will not want to waste too much time with recoating it as you will have a bare metal surface that could begin to corrode quickly (although mildly). Make sure whoever recoats it uses either a liquid zinc-rich primer followed by a liquid topcoat. The other option is to re-powder coat with a zinc-rich powder so as to provide the best protection for your frame. Your coater should also pretreat the frame with a good iron phosphate followed by a rinse - don't buy it if they tell you they don't need to rinse the pretreatment chemical off before coating!





The ultimate would be to zinc phosphate followed by an ecoat, but I doubt you will find that option available for a frame recoat job...so go with a reputable powder coater or custom coater in your area - do some homework...find the one that works the most with racing teams or does high-end custom motorcycles - they usually know their stuff. Ask to see some of their work before committing...





Good Luck!
Media blasting would be your best bet. I'm assuming a body isn't mounted to the frame. Your other option would be to sand the imperfections you don't like out and then repaint it. Without knowing what the actual problem is with the powder coat, it's difficult to suggest an appropriate action.

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