Thoughts on powder coating rather than painting.

[Brodes]

G'day, the XB Fairmont I'm restoring is nearly finished being painted, now I have a heap of various black-parts that need to be re-done also, gear like the panels under the wheel arches, shifter hump, trans cross-member, headlight surrounds, etc, etc..... I was thinking of just taking all these semi-visible parts to be powdercoated black, has anyone else gone down this path? What are your thoughts about the pros & cons in comparison to getting painted?

[Jim Goose]

Yup, all my suspension, bumper brackets and the headlight brackets were all powdercoated when I rebuilt my XB about 4yrs ago.

While not as glossy as normal paints it does hold up well.

[pottery beige]

driving light, grille brackets, shock mounts etc..

10yo now not as glossy as 2k, still presents sweet, no chips like paint..

[Brodes]

Excellent, cheers for that, I'll be off to the coaters one day soon then :-)

[xisled]

I like powder coating rather than painting.

Most cars have painted parts, when a good job has been done on a part and the powder coated it looks good. IMO.

[cedric]

i don't have personal experience with it but have heard that if it chips or flakes, it is bare metal underneith not primer as with paint. for this reason i have read many times,in hotrod mags\forrums etc, don,t use it for chassis etc.

[gregaust]

Originally Posted by Brodes

Excellent, cheers for that, I'll be off to the coaters one day soon then :-)

You'd still need to prep the bits somewhat , take off any dags and rough edges .. Will make for a nicer job once coated

[swagger]

powder coating for sure.