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Powder coat or paint springs?

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For those that have been there, done that , and lived with the results for awhile - powder coat or paint?

Thanks,

Tom
 
I painted the ones in my Mk I 10-12 years ago and they are fine today. Powdercoating is fine, but wouldn't spend a lot of money on it. The new springs I bought for the 1500 come is a shiney red color. Paint I suspect.
 
IMO, either way, and I say that because once they chip, and they will, they both will allow rust to eventually take over. I painted mine only because I have not invested in a powder coating system.
 
We (well, Robyn actually) painted the springs for her 1800ES with POR-15 prior to installation. 4 years later and they still shine like new. I just noticed this when I had the car in the air the other day...
 
Rubber? Most tool places sell rubberized liquid that can be used to coat tool handles and the like... similar to what most springs come with as stock. I've thought of doing mine with that, but haven't tried it yet.

https://www.keystonepowdercoating.com/faq.htm#8

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The powdercoating places seem to think it's a good idea...
 
When I pulled apart the front suspension on my 50 year old TR3 during the restoration, 90% of the original PAINT on the springs was still there after I cleaned off all of the dirt and grime. A few rust spots, but not alot. I gave them another coat of PAINT! It worked for 50 years, so that's good enough for me. BTW, when I scrubbed the chassis down, most of the original paint was on that also. The body was a rust bucket however. So bad, that I just went and got a different body for the car. Maybe the engine chassis oiling system had something to do with keeping the paint on those parts. :laugh:

Personnally, I think too much money is spent on powder coating stuff when a rattle can of Rust-O-Leum would work just about as well for most applications.
 
I agree, paint works fine. Painted mine maybe 10 years ago, and it still looks fine under the mud & dirt. Of course, they don't salt the roads here, so we have a lot less trouble with under-car rust than in the "rust belt".

But if you get a good deal on powder, PC is actually cheaper than a rattle-can.
 
Thoughts from the Powder Coat King-

I tried powder coating one coil spring and hated
the results. Real difficult shape to evenly coat.

Mine are rattle can paint and look just great.

Go with paint.

dale
 
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