Ive just been reading about powder coating and watching some YouTube vids extolling its virtues. From recent experience, however, Im not fully convinced. My powder-coated aluminium roof rack has been on for less than a year and was the worse for wear (til renovated) and the powder coating on the racks wind deflector was 60% blistered. Also, Ive just had to strip down and redo the swing-away wheel rack (on for maybe eight months), and the rear-door plate it incorporates was also in a bad state.
Maybe this was work that wasnt done properly when the items were new; I thought the finish on the above items was a kind of spray-on plastic.
For my seven new steel mesh window grilles Im wondering whether to have them powder coated or painted.
AZCO Sikkens (Netherlands) makes products which the local Landrover dealership (in Oman) uses. A small company has suggested putting on one coat of Wash Primer, two coats of 6800 grey primer and three coats of matt black paint. I was going to put on the first three coats and let them spray the last three but the cost of them doing the whole job is so little more that they might as well do the whole lot. I feel they wopuld do a fully professional job but am not sure whether to go for the priming and painting or the powder coating.
Here in Salalah the climate is a **** in some respects: hot, humid and salty. In the summer rainy season mould grows on your sheves and clothes in the wardrobe in a few days. Ive seen tools in shops which have rusted before theyre off the shelves.
Whats the best finish for my grilles?
Maybe this was work that wasnt done properly when the items were new; I thought the finish on the above items was a kind of spray-on plastic.
For my seven new steel mesh window grilles Im wondering whether to have them powder coated or painted.
AZCO Sikkens (Netherlands) makes products which the local Landrover dealership (in Oman) uses. A small company has suggested putting on one coat of Wash Primer, two coats of 6800 grey primer and three coats of matt black paint. I was going to put on the first three coats and let them spray the last three but the cost of them doing the whole job is so little more that they might as well do the whole lot. I feel they wopuld do a fully professional job but am not sure whether to go for the priming and painting or the powder coating.
Here in Salalah the climate is a **** in some respects: hot, humid and salty. In the summer rainy season mould grows on your sheves and clothes in the wardrobe in a few days. Ive seen tools in shops which have rusted before theyre off the shelves.
Whats the best finish for my grilles?
