Can you re-powdercoat

[rubberneck]

Can a coated item be recoated over the old coating if it is cleaned first, or does it need to be taken back to bare metal. If so, what is the easiest way to get pc off. Im not real happy with the pc on my a-arms, and i want them to be black now anyway. Currently them and my swingarm are silvervein. I would like to do them in gloss black.

[smokin 2 stroke]

[aint atripper gets it off but its a pane in the ASS...it iwll take like 12435cans for it get it off...sandblast the parts

[dalegoldston]

Ya they need to be stripped. Sand blasting is the best method.

[FireHead]

Can a coated item be recoated over the old coating if it is cleaned first, or does it need to be taken back to bare metal. If so, what is the easiest way to get pc off. Im not real happy with the pc on my a-arms, and i want them to be black now anyway. Currently them and my swingarm are silvervein. I would like to do them in gloss black.

 

You can recoat something, but you need to use the exact same powder as the orginal coating, make sure the part is very clean, and hope that the PC already on the part is not to thick and properly cured. :geek:

[dalegoldston]

But you will see where the chips and scuffs are it will not fill evenly.

[okbeast]

If it was pc'd correctly the 1st time, it's going to be a bitch to sandblast it off. Trust me.

 

I've heard you can bake it for 15-20 mins again, and it will become brittle and sandblast off easier.

[siksykorx7]

most places that i know of that do pc also do sandblastin gt fabrication in pittston pa did my pipes and stingers for 100 bucks sandblasted and all unfortunately even hi temp pc didnt hold up to exhaust temps to well now looking for somewhere to chrome anyone have any ideas.

[FireHead]

most places that i know of that do pc also do sandblastin gt fabrication in pittston pa did my pipes and stingers for 100 bucks sandblasted and all unfortunately even hi temp pc didnt hold up to exhaust temps to well now looking for somewhere to chrome anyone have any ideas.

PM bk_banshee on here. He is one of the best in the business for chroming used parts.

Edited March 8, 2008 by FireHead

[siksykorx7]

PM bk_banshee on here. He is one of the best in the business for chroming used parts.

 

thanks for the help it often hard to find good work at a reasonable price.

[inthemail]

so pc wont hold up on pipes eh? is there high heat pc? what about flash curing it at a higher initial temperature and curing the flow out on a lower temperature?

[FireHead]

so pc wont hold up on pipes eh? is there high heat pc? what about flash curing it at a higher initial temperature and curing the flow out on a lower temperature?

There is a high heat PC, but it's not the most common thing to have. There is also a higher heat than normal PC that I think gets used most often on pipes, but it's upper temperature limit is right about where a hot two stroke expansion chamber is temperature-wise so if you go a little lean you can easily ruin it's integrity. :geek:

[FireHead]

thanks for the help it often hard to find good work at a reasonable price.

Everyone has a different idea of what reasonable price for good chrome work on used parts is........... it's definitely not something that falls into my cheap category though. :geek:

[jmd0346]

Anywhere you go to get PC should have a sand blaster. You cant do it properly without one. You can do touch ups though. Paint stores sell a kit that is made for touching up powder coat.