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Stinky_Hooker
05-11-2006, 05:58 PM
Hey guys I found a very reputable machine shop that will powdercoat my stainless bracket with swim platform for 150.00. I thought that was a pretyy good price! Any color I want too!! Whatcha think? 8)
chumbucket
05-11-2006, 06:26 PM
That's a good price. I don't think you'll get it done much cheaper unless you have access to a very large oven. ;)
willy
05-11-2006, 10:20 PM
That sounds pretty cheap :)
shicks007
05-12-2006, 08:02 AM
Sounds like a good deal to me Stink. Go for it.
TheTinMan
05-12-2006, 08:15 AM
Definately sounds like a good deal. I would just make sure it's OK to powdercoat the bracket. Powdercoating requires baking at 400 degrees and can weaken some parts. I doubt it will with the bracket but I'd double check anyway.

edit: just checked Stainless' website...says brackets are powdercoated. Is yours not??? Or it just needs refinishing?
TheTinMan
05-12-2006, 08:37 AM
Any color I want too!! Whatcha think? 8)

Pink??? to match your thong! :)
Stinky_Hooker
05-12-2006, 11:57 AM
Tin, mine as some leftover paint (of some kind) on it and barnacles as well. needs blasting and powdercoating bad.
Skools Out
05-12-2006, 12:17 PM
yeah you can buy an unpainted or powder coated bracket. Usually they were sent that way to factory boat builders then they paint to match their boats.
macojoe
05-12-2006, 12:50 PM
Mine is powder coated from the factory. Wares like iron!!

Go for it!
Stinky_Hooker
05-12-2006, 01:16 PM
Yeah MJ, he told me that a good powdercoat will not crack or flake even if the steel is hit to the point that it bends. :o
macojoe
05-12-2006, 02:52 PM
Well when I got mine it had been banged and I even droped it, all if fine!!

Posted by: Stinky_Hooker Posted on: Today at 11:16am
Yeah MJ, he told me that a good powdercoat will not crack or flake even if the steel is hit to the point that it bends.



so if he does it and it cracks or anything then he did not do a good job!! ::)
He said we didn't ;)
Stinky_Hooker
05-12-2006, 04:10 PM
EXACTLY! Thats what sold me on him doing it......he has ALOT of confidence in his work and they have been a popular machine shop here in Mobile amongst the racing crowd for many years.
chumbucket
05-12-2006, 11:57 PM
I had my bike frame powdercoated when I built it. A lot of hard riding and not a single nick from stones or anything else. ;) 8)