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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 10:52 PM
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No I think it's fine - the underside pics in DMS' geo offer thread are of my car after I had it polybushed - it looks, to coin a phrase, a "right state".

If I could have it all anodised and looking nice, then I would

Strangely enough, though, I've got better things to do with my money than getting my arbs coated. Maybe one day!
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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by razzele
I spotted this and thought I d love to give the underside of my car the treatment with this over winter.

Has anyone used a home powder coating kit before ? Will the finish be chod?


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No reason why the finish should be chod. As ever with paint, it will come down to preparation and cleanliness.

Looks like a reasonable concept. All powder coating is is an electrostatically charged polyester or epoxy powder that melts when heated in an oven to form a plastic coating over the part. In theory, there is no reason why a decent finish couldn't be achieved from that Hot Coat system and your domestic oven.

Powder coating should be more resilient than normal wet paint as you get a thicker layer of paint and the coating itself should be tougher unless you're comparing it to rubberised anti-stone chip type paints.
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