Bare metal suspension parts - THIS THREAD IS OFFICALLY OVER

[750-h2]

Mike all of your parts look really good! I also, when possible like powder coating parts on my restorations. It is a great time saver and is super durable! Keep in mind that if your parts are heavily pitted after blasting, powder coating will looks terrible. The only way of properly fixing heavy pits is the old fashion way, with fillers and paint. If pits are minor then they can be buffed out with a flapper disc and powder coated.

Question, why would anyone at this level use a heavily pitted part? Since you do so much powder coating, I would love to see your process's and powders you're using, I'm always willing to learn.


For years I have been bringing my parts to Keith owner of "Redline Powder Coating" located in my home town. I mostly restore rare antique snowmobiles so subsequently parts are often heavily pitted. Unlike Mopar undercarriage parts, rust free replacements parts are almost impossible to find. Keith has a large walk in oven which is needed for the larger parts. Here is a pic of part of my collection.   

[cuda hunter]

Cool collection!   

They look so much better sitting in a garage than stuck in the snow! 

[HEMICUDA]

The guy I used to powder my parts told me Ican use the all metal fillers to fill in pits as the powder process won't harm that. I tried it and achived goor results.

See, there is a way to fill pits in parts for powder coating.  Yea, I've been working with high temp fillers also, however, that's not going to be any help with bare metal parts.  That may be a good place to use cast grey powder like Shane has done on his third member.  Even with that, paint has no place in the discussion of durability, paint blows compared to powder coating.

[cuda hunter]

I'm unfamiliar.   Is a metal filler lead? brass? 
Is it ground up pieces of metal with a resin to hold it?

[HEMICUDA]

I'm unfamiliar.   Is a metal filler lead? brass? 
Is it ground up pieces of metal with a resin to hold it?

Here's you go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy5CcdVY1oY

[HEMICUDA]

Filler then powder coated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWQd87GdzhI

[cuda hunter]

thanks for the links. 

Explained that quick and easy. 

up to 1000 degrees!  That's pretty cool!

[HEMICUDA]

Ok, so I lied, I've received PM's to post more, here are the dash pieces for the pink AAR in the shop.  I've been asked if I would do work for customers, yes I will.

[RUNCHARGER]

That looks perfect to me.

[Cuda Cody]

It would be hard to beat that look.  Impressive. 

[HEMICUDA]

I was going to do the pit work on the last 2" on the column "lock out" tube that sticks out the bottom to bare metal, the customer Barry was in yesterday and said "I like it" so I left it plated.  I cleaned up his 70 "only" satin chrome key bezel.  The "lever" for the column lock out was plated before it was spot welded to the tube.

[Brads70]

Looks good, I like the texture! 

[HEMICUDA]

All interior garnish molding is powder coated with yet another different type of black powder.  All different sheens, textures and colors have been figured out, the "process" has been implemented and will be used on all future restorations. 

[6Pack70]

Absolutely beautiful Mike!  Keep showing us your work buddy.  I never knew results like that could be achieved without mixing paint.

[fireguyfire]

I'm stunned by your results Mike; I'm also banging my head that I just rebuilt my whole front suspension and used RPM!
I'm definitely going to go the powder coat route when I restore my 58 Fargo Sweptside pickup; lots of bare metal suspension parts there I can powder coat.
I'm assuming there are lots of "powder coating 101" videos on YouTube for the guy that's never done it before?