• Hey there Guest!
    If you enjoy BCF and find our forum a useful resource, if you appreciate not having ads pop up all over the place and you want to ensure we can stay online - Please consider supporting with an "optional" low-cost annual subscription.
    **Upgrade Now**
    (PS: Subscribers don't see this UGLY banner)
Tips
Tips

Top Frame Powdercoat?

Lotuswins

Jedi Trainee
Country flag
Offline
Hello all,

I am working on the top frame on my BJ8, and have everything disassembled as far as I can go without removing any rivets. I have gotten everything fairly straight, and its time for sandblasting and paint.

Has anyone had this assembly powder coated before? were there any issues with the pivot points in the assembly? or was that successfully mitigated? how?

Thank you for any help!!

Jerry Rude
2 weeks to paint!! the count down continues.....
 

Patrick67BJ8

Obi Wan
Silver
Country flag
Offline
Lotuswins said:
Hello all,

I am working on the top frame on my BJ8, and have everything disassembled as far as I can go without removing any rivets. I have gotten everything fairly straight, and its time for sandblasting and paint.

Has anyone had this assembly powder coated before? were there any issues with the pivot points in the assembly? or was that successfully mitigated? how?

Thank you for any help!!

Jerry Rude
2 weeks to paint!! the count down continues.....
I didn't powdercoat mine and it still looks great. Spraybombs were fine.
 

AUSMHLY

Obi Wan
Country flag
Offline
Had mine power coated too. They look great and much more durable in power coat.

Just make sure you show them how it looks when it's in the upright full open position. So that when you pick it up, all the areas you see when in the open position are covered in paint. One of those, oh I should pointed that out to you, huh, stories.

Good luck!
 
OP
Lotuswins

Lotuswins

Jedi Trainee
Country flag
Offline
Thanks all, and for the tip on showing the guy how it sits when deployed. Sounds too good to be true! I'll drop it off monday and hope for the best.

Jerry Rude
BJ8 in the final stretch
 
Similar threads
Thread starter Title Forum Replies Date
B TR6 TR6 convertible top frame Triumph 0
zoohow BN4 Top Frame Installation Austin Healey 1
AngliaGT For Sale Two Piece Top Frame - MGB '62 - '70 MG Classifieds 0
57 Healey For Sale Original top (hood) frame for BT7 Austin Healey Classifieds 8
D Wanted WTB: Late Triumph Spitfire Top Frame Triumph Classifieds 8
JamesD BJ8 Top Frame Bumpers Austin Healey 12
C 100/6 BN4 Soft Top Frame Austin Healey 16
dbenichou289 TR2/3/3A top frame bracket Triumph 7
B Longbridge BN4 top frame question Austin Healey 6
P top frame fit Spridgets 5
RAC68 Top Frame platform location measurements Austin Healey 0
RAC68 Top Frame, Hard to Weld Austin Healey 13
P TR2/3/3A Convertible Top Frame Missing Hood stick advice needed. Triumph 4
G TR4/4A Top Frame Paint Recs Triumph 12
warwick-steve BT7 soft top frame location Austin Healey 6
E Wanted WTB BT7 top frame Austin Healey Classifieds 3
I BJ8 soft top frame dimensions Austin Healey 4
C Top frame pinching soft top - BJ8 Austin Healey 6
aero3113 Wanted 100-4 Top and frame Austin Healey Classifieds 8
Rut TR4/4A TR4a or TR6 top frame? Triumph 4
TR3TR6 TR6 TR6 top frame windshield seal. Triumph 5
Marla TR4/4A Soft top frame Triumph 13
Rut Top frame and boot panels Spridgets 2
Lutz Kramer Top Frame Austin Healey 4
N TR6 found a Soft top frame from a 1972 for sale Triumph 2
C TR4/4A TR4A top frame buffer Triumph 3
Rut Top frame storage brackets Spridgets 3
tomshobby New way to Install gasket between soft top and windscreen frame. Spridgets 2
B Top frame adjustment Austin Healey 6
Jeepster Folding top frame spring Austin Healey 12
G MGB mgb convertible top frame width MG 5
Jim_Gruber Brackets to hold top frame on a BE Spridgets 22
TR6oldtimer TR6 TR6 soft top frame not aligning with windows Triumph 1
Bob McElwee '66 BJ8 Phase III Top Frame Assembly Austin Healey 3
J TR2/3/3A Convertible Top Frame question for tR3 &3A Triumph 7
RJS Top Frame Repair - ideas needed Triumph 8
BJ8Healeys TR2/3/3A TR3A top frame straps Triumph 13
BJ8Healeys TR2/3/3A TR3A top frame color Triumph 11
Jeepster Folding soft top frame Austin Healey 7
S BN4 top frame needed Austin Healey 5
T Is this a Bugeye top frame? Spridgets 9
drooartz Is this normal -- top frame when folded MG 9
drooartz Sourcing snaps for folding top frame MG 9
F Spitfire Replacement Of Spitfire Convertible Top Frame Seal Triumph 6
H TR4/4A Cover For Top Frame on TR4 Triumph 8
R Top frame question Spridgets 1
D Rag Top frame for 100-6 question Austin Healey 8
J BE top frame to borrow-Fla? Spridgets 10
B MGB Anyone need some MGB seats or top frame [free]? MG 2
J Bugeye single piece top frame same as two-piece? Spridgets 4

Similar threads

Top