PAUL MARRIOTT Posted November 8, 2002 Share Posted November 8, 2002 Now that frost and salt are approaching my mind is turning to upgrades and maintenance, upgrades this year are Brooklands and suspension, maintenance will be tarting up the sus components while I'm at the upgrade. Query is - whats the best treatment, repowder coat, if so where? or Smoothrite as Caterham suggest? or any other alternative??? Paul M. Done the drivin', time to get my fingers grubby> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted November 8, 2002 Share Posted November 8, 2002 smoothrite will (and does) chip off. try www.frost.co.uk and get some POR-15 - much better stuff. HOOPY 500 kg R706KGU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Brother Posted November 8, 2002 Share Posted November 8, 2002 Paul, Last year I totally rebuilt my Seven. The suspension parts were stripped and some were painted with "Smoothrite" and some were repowder coated. The painted ones will need to be touched up this winter. The powder coated parts still look like new! The cost for the powder coating was approx twice the cost of the paint, brushes and thinners so was pretty good value. Photo's of the parts are in the "winter rebuild" section of www.se7en-up.co.uk Try looking in the yellow pages for powder coating, thats what I did and found a friendly local company. Steve Se7en-Up! Less is more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donut Posted November 8, 2002 Share Posted November 8, 2002 Steve, where did you get your's done? I need to get my front suspension re-powdercoated in December when I get the car reskinned and sprayed. Did you also have any sandblasting done? if so who did this? Thanks Martin C7 MPR Monte Carlo blue, Cycle Wings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Brother Posted November 8, 2002 Share Posted November 8, 2002 Martin, The work was carried out at Crystal Finishes in Aldershot. Tel: 01252 325999 I just gave them the parts and collected them a couple of days later. They must have sandblasted prior to coating as some of the bits were really bad to start with. They also wrapped all the coated parts in plain brown paper ready for collection Steve Se7en-Up! Less is more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS CLARK Posted November 9, 2002 Share Posted November 9, 2002 I can recommend the Frosts POR15 (Paint-on-rust). This isn't a paint that puts rust on you understand. The good British winter will do that for you for free!!!! It just means that you have to brush off the loose stuff and leave the rest as a 'key' for the paint. Much, much better than Smoothrite as it covers better with no pin holes to allow the rust to start again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheds Moderator Posted November 10, 2002 Share Posted November 10, 2002 If you can afford it, powder coat every time. It's best if you can get a heap of stuff together at once (obviously), and ask nicely for discounts for cash if you aren't in a hurry. Grit blasting is essential, do it yourself if poss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevefoster Posted November 10, 2002 Share Posted November 10, 2002 Chris, where do you get the Frosts POR? /Steve My racing pics, 7 DIY, race prep. Updated often here Hants (North) and Berkshire area club site here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Thompson Posted November 10, 2002 Share Posted November 10, 2002 There is a company called Specialist Wheel Services in Langley, near me. They (funnily enough) restore vintage wheels and things. I had a mountain bike frame powder coated by them a couple of years ago. Except that now I honestly don't know what they did to it. The finish is silver, and it is just so incredibly hard that despite being bashed against hard rocks, thrown into cars with other bikes and generally abused, it is unmarked. Anyone have any ideas on what this finish is? Stove enamel? Powdercoat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS CLARK Posted November 10, 2002 Share Posted November 10, 2002 Steve. Frosts (Auto Restoration Techniques Ltd) can be contacted at Crawford Street, Rochdale, OL16 5NU Tel:- 01706 658619 Fax:- 01705 680338 1x P235Black Quart Black Rust Preventative PAI CAB 18 This is lots & will do a huge area. They do a pint size, but postage etc the same so I bought in bulk. To stop it 'going off' I keep it in the 'fridge. (Not the indoor one but the one that serves as the overspill storage one in my workshop!!!) Clamshell Club Founder Member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevefoster Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 Thanks Chris. Need to do a little POR this winter.... /Steve My racing pics, 7 DIY, race prep. Updated often here Hants (North) and Berkshire area club site here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAUL MARRIOTT Posted November 11, 2002 Author Share Posted November 11, 2002 Powder coat it is then, thanks gents. Paul M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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