[Healeys] chassis painting: electro coating vs. powder coating

John Snyder helyjohn at cablespeed.com
Wed Sep 30 20:13:20 MDT 2009


I have had the chassis for my last 3 ground up restorations Powder Coated. 
Powder Coating is much more durable than primer/paint.  The chassis is 
thoroughly blasted on a rotisserie, then the powder coat color is 
electrostaticly applied.  Then it is baked at 400 F.  They put silicone 
plugs in all the threaded holes.  This coating is much more durable than 
paint.  I can walk on the chassis in the engine area without leaving 
scratches.

John Snyder

> Hello,
>
> I am investigating painting of the chassis.
>
> A friend of mine recently told me, it might be possible to use electro
> coating (sometimes called Electrophoretic deposition (EPD)) for my 
> chassis.
> Is anyone familiar with the process? I though of using it instead of 
> primer
> and then painting the chassis in color later on.
>
> The nice thing about it is that it's a dip process, so the entire chassis 
> is
> painted, not just what's accessible with a spray gun.
>
> Tadek


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