By Chris DeJesus (Mudy_Ovl) on Thursday, July 05, 2001 - 06:32 am: Edit

My tail lamp guards started to chip, so I had the coating baked off and the metal sand-blasted. Does anyone know of a company that can re-apply the Plastisol coating on the guards? I live in the SF Bay area and would like to keep the work local if possible. I know new guards are $165.00, so I'd like to refurbish what I have and save a few dollars.
CD

By Stephen on Thursday, July 05, 2001 - 06:48 am: Edit

You should be able to get them powder coated at most auto body shops.

By Chris DeJesus (Mudy_Ovl) on Thursday, July 05, 2001 - 08:25 am: Edit

Stephen,
You're right. In fact, I can have them powder coated at my company. However, I wanted the same coating, or as close to, that the guards originally came with. If all searches fail, I will probably powdercoat them Raven Black, which is the closet finish I have found, but the coating won't be as thick as the Plastisol.
CD

By Chris DeJesus (Mudy_Ovl) on Monday, July 16, 2001 - 06:45 am: Edit

FYI
Anyone interested in having your guards recoated? I have found a company that applies the same coating as the original part. It is called Plastisol. It can be applied in varying thicknesses and colors (for you fashion minded individuals). The company I sent my rear taillamp guards to is in Michigan and is called PDM Industries. They are coating the guards in black about 0.040" thick. They are turning the parts in one day for $50.00 (minimum batch fee.) I will have an update and opinion on their work when I get the parts back late this week. If you are interested let me know.
CD

By Blue Gill (Bluegill) on Monday, July 16, 2001 - 07:51 am: Edit

Plastisol - haven't heard that name in a while. I worked summers in high school in a steel plant in Cleveland (mid-late 80's). We coated our steel manhole & roadbox castings in plastisol. It's a viscous liquid that sprays on and then bakes to cure. It's a very hard and durable finish. We used red and black - the red was a little "spongier" than the black. The black seemed to be a little bit more rubbery, or flexible, than the hard plastic-like coating on the Land Rover pieces. If I was still in Cleveland, I'd have my brush guard coated with the black stuff (red would be cool on a Rioja Red Rover). The smoke from the baking process is very carcinogenic - I expect plastisol to come back and visit me one day...