Jim, Powdercoating is definitely the way to go but for the money and the
effort there is another way.I beadblasted everything to bare metal and used
POR-15 frame coating. The finish on it is really nice and it is thick and
very tough. John 1974 TR6 CF28816U
>From: "Jim Farris" <jfarris@troyst.edu>
>Reply-To: "Jim Farris" <jfarris@troyst.edu>
>To: "Six Pack" <6pack@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Paint or Powdercoat
>Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 08:47:30 -0600
>
>Good Morning Lister's:
>
>My son and I are in the process of rebuilding the front end of his 73 TR6 -
>new bushings, springs, and shocks. Would you media blast the metal parts
>and paint them or powdercoat them? Before when we've powdercoated small
>items we had to run a tap through the threads to allow the use of the
>proper
>bolts etc as the powdercoat seems to build up a little thicker than paint.
>I don't want to have a problem getting those new Nylatron bushings in!
>
>Any ideas?
>Jim Farris
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