Powder Coating Costs

[barneys66 122 1 Cars]

Had a local quote to powder coat my bare subframe for £90.

 

Does this sound a bit rich, or am I just being unrealistic / tight..?

[calvinhorse 870]

Sounds a lot.. I've paid £30-£40 in the past

 

4 wheels are £100-£120 where I go and that's blasted and coated

 

Keep shopping about, cash goes a long way

[allanallen 528 2 Cars]

The place I use would charge max £30 to blast and coat a subframe.

[Juttie205 123 2 Cars]

Seems expensive

[allye 530 3 Cars]

Yer that's way too much.

[barneys66 122 1 Cars]

Thanks guys - I was expecting £40 max, so good to know I'm not out of touch..!

 

The search continues..

[Juttie205 123 2 Cars]

If you were willing to travel i used mastercote in norwich.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

it varies allot, Having 1 item will not help at all, I know my place charge a set up cost so the more done the cheaper it is

[jord294 92]

Plus 1 with Miles

 

I tend to get loads of parts together before taking for powdercoat. If I'm after different colours I take one batch at a time

[mrfirepro 127 1 Cars]

on a side issue, how do you find powder coating lasts on underbody parts, I stayed away from it because I believed it would chip too easily, was I right?

 

Reason I ask is that I'm just about to start the next 205 and would like to powder coat due to the superior finish

Edited May 1, 2016 by mrfirepro

[Andy_C 50]

Paul, I'm sure Miles mentioned this to me a while back.

 

FWIW, I chipped a newly powder coated wheel recently and had to have the whole thing redone as it chipped through to the alloy and it's a custom colour too - paint would have chipped maybe but could have been easily touched in.

[Juttie205 123 2 Cars]

Will let u know mate as everything under mine is powder coated.

[welshpug 1,657]

powdercoat is typically a very hardwearing coating, however thorough and proper prep of the piece is important, especially on aluminium parts where the corrosion and soaked in oils can be very difficult to remove.

[barneys66 122 1 Cars]

it varies allot, Having 1 item will not help at all, I know my place charge a set up cost so the more done the cheaper it is

Plus 1 with Miles

 

I tend to get loads of parts together before taking for powdercoat. If I'm after different colours I take one batch at a time

Thanks - I did say to the guy I wasn't in a hurry so they could hold it until they had some other bits to do in black, plus I haven't really got any other bits needing doing (apart from the wishbones maybe) unless I start creating requirements or taking bits off my truck which will need doing at some point.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

I tend to use a company that does Blasts and paints Dumpers & Digger's now for allot of suspension parts as the paint they use is very much like the original and hard as, the main issue with Powder coating is that you cannot do bolt/nuts up tight as they generally come loose of the coating cracks due to it being so thick which is covering up a bad surface is fine and thats it really