Jgspahn Posted August 29, 2013 Report Posted August 29, 2013 Just back from the powder man... pictures are kinda shitty cause its inside. A-arms, tie-rod, rear skid, front bumper and swinger for 90 bucks! Gloss black and about 10 mill thick on the arms and skid! Quote
fappy'97 Posted August 29, 2013 Report Posted August 29, 2013 Looks nice.. But why that thick of powder? Quote
Jgspahn Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Posted August 29, 2013 My ole lady told me thicker was better.... but for real.. iono.. i asked him to spray it good and thick and i was thinking like 6 mil or so.. Maybe it will hold up better that thick? Quote
Pastrykiller Posted August 29, 2013 Report Posted August 29, 2013 Fresh powder always looks great. That thick of powder is gonna come with a few frustrations like shock eyes too tight, threads needed re tapped, carrier not wanting to fit and a few other but I'm sure you will figure it out. Quote
Deadbeat Posted August 29, 2013 Report Posted August 29, 2013 do people powder shit that thick, 6 and 10mm? just gunna chip off a bigger chunk of powder when it happens Quote
Jgspahn Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Posted August 29, 2013 Possibly.. I figured I got a good deal. I do know he put plugs in the threaded holes and I assume the other holes on there. Yall are buzz kills lol Quote
SOUTHTHIRTY Posted August 30, 2013 Report Posted August 30, 2013 Just file down the powder where needed ... Quote
Power_Man Posted August 30, 2013 Report Posted August 30, 2013 did he have to sandblast it and all for that price? I dont know how people can do it for that cheap. Looks good though. Quote
Jgspahn Posted August 30, 2013 Author Report Posted August 30, 2013 Yea everything was sandblasted to bare metal. The A-arms were factory silver hammertone, the swinger was just a normal swinger, the pipes were chrome, and the bumper was like billet or something. He did a great job and was a really nice dude. He sent me pics and kept me updated. I guess he might have over done it some but thats my fault cause I asked him the make it thick. Im in the process of putting the bike together coming off of a complete tear down and restore. New ss bolts, new bearings, new lines etc.. Ill let yall know if i run into problems. Quote
Strm Trpr Posted August 30, 2013 Report Posted August 30, 2013 Mils is another word for thousandths of an inch, so 10mils is actually .010", so that is only 0.254mm thick... Quote
Jgspahn Posted August 30, 2013 Author Report Posted August 30, 2013 oooo lmao.. well then i was totally wrong with saying 10mm or whatever.. my bad guys.. now that I think of it.. having 10mm of powdercoat sounds stupid anyway Quote
ATV Galaxy Posted August 30, 2013 Report Posted August 30, 2013 good powder coat is usually thicker than production powder coat. Ive noticed when I have things powder coated they get better attention then when a manufacture sends over a bulk order for production.. they obviously get better pricing bet less powder Quote
03DMshee Posted August 31, 2013 Report Posted August 31, 2013 Get out your file cause everything is gonna be tight...from the front a arm brackets all the way back to the rear shock mount Quote
Jgspahn Posted September 1, 2013 Author Report Posted September 1, 2013 Get out your file cause everything is gonna be tight...from the front a arm brackets all the way back to the rear shock mount Everything has been tight for sure man! Only stuff that was real tough was the swing arm/rear shock and linkage. It looks great tho. Quote
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