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Kyle Beckman (Kbeckman)
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Username: Kbeckman

Post Number: 2
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Sunday, January 18, 2004 - 08:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

The powdercoat on my sliders has bubbled up in a lot of spots and started flaking off down to bare metal. The sliders have been on the truck for about 2 1/2 years. I'm thinking powdercoat shouldn't do this, so did I get a bad powdercoat job? If I have to get it coated again, are there any better alternatives?
 

Brian Dickens (Bri)
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Username: Bri

Post Number: 1001
Registered: 08-2002
Posted on Monday, January 19, 2004 - 02:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

No i think all powder coat will eventually come off with abuse. I have opted for just plain flat black krylon, so that it is cheap and easy to touch up
 

Kyle Beckman (Kbeckman)
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Username: Kbeckman

Post Number: 3
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Monday, January 19, 2004 - 08:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Many of the affected areas are on the top side of the slider, where it wouldn't get any wear and tear from my foot. I've been using the spray paint solution for touch-up since it started bubbling. I'm looking for a more permanant solution instead of busting rust every month.
 

Leo (Leo_hallak)
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Username: Leo_hallak

Post Number: 172
Registered: 02-2003
Posted on Monday, January 19, 2004 - 09:22 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

There are also many things that affect powercoating just like any other painting, lower cost paints or maybe poor prep-work?

-Leo
 

Randall Smith (Mr_smith)
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Username: Mr_smith

Post Number: 169
Registered: 04-2003
Posted on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 - 10:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

You can go to the hardware store and buy some friction tape. Usually it's 3M brand and comes in several widths. Just buy the length to fit and trim with an exacto knife. This tape is made for outdoor use too. I put some on my rear bumper.

Randall
 

Art Vigil (Colorover)
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Username: Colorover

Post Number: 227
Registered: 02-2003
Posted on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 - 04:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Kyle, I second Brian's opinion - go with paint on items designed for off-road use.
Powdercoating looks great, but tends to chip with abuse instead of rubbing off the way paint does. When this happens, it is possible for moisture to get in and travel under the coating, spreading rust. This happened to a set of rims I had powdercoated. They looked nice until I used them off-road. Paint is easily sanded and touched up.
Art Vigil
Denver, CO
 

Jesse Lessard (Jlessard)
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Username: Jlessard

Post Number: 83
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 - 04:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I have a couple spots on my arb bumber where the paint is kinda bubbled up, and is rusted underneath.
Its a bout a 1in square in size.
Crappy Powdercoat job?
 

Art Vigil (Colorover)
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Username: Colorover

Post Number: 228
Registered: 02-2003
Posted on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 - 10:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Hard to believe it would be bad from the ARB factory but my ARB did the exact same thing.
I sanded down the affected area then took a razor blade and tapered the powder coating surrounding the area so it would blend better. I then primed and painted the spot. It lasted for quite a while since it wasn't a contact point and matched very well with a semi-gloss black paint.
 

Sean Roche (Crazy_fish)
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Username: Crazy_fish

Post Number: 17
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Friday, January 23, 2004 - 11:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Learn to use Rust-Reformer.
 

Eric N (Eric_n)
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Username: Eric_n

Post Number: 13
Registered: 01-2004
Posted on Saturday, January 24, 2004 - 10:08 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

You could also pull the sliders or the bumper off, strip them of the powder coat, sand them a little, then POR them, and them paint them with whatever paint you want to use. The POR will take care of the rust and the paint will take care of the POR. Then touch up as needed with the same paint as you used. There really is no one shot deal that will last forever.

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