just got my Comp Engineering SFC's and i was considering powdercoating them... is it worth it? good idea bad idea?

i figure aferwards when i weld them in i only gotta grind off a bit, when i start welding it will just burn off along the way....

 

other than not having it in the weld area it wouldn't hurt anything and would look good. for me i'd use rustolium or por-15.

 

I used POR 15 on mine. Powdercoating is nice..but...not sure it's worth the expense for something you really don't look at too often (unless, of course, you plan on rolling the car...)

 

well i do the powdercoating myself, powder is only 20 bucks and it lasts a good while...

i have a special red ive been doing all my parts in and i sorta liek it to all match....

i think i will then... thanks guys

 

if you do your own powder coating and already have parts to match why on earth are you asking....

get with it and powdercoat them!

 

lol, cause i was wondering if it woul dbe worth the time...

like what was said its not like anyone is gonna see it...

and i down own it a guy down the street lets me use his..

 

true people may not notice it but if you have the resources why not. everything under my car is powdercoated, polished and painted and no one knows it but me.

 

my main concern was wondering if people who put them on wish they had powdercoated them first.... i hate rust... if they rust ill go into a coniption

 

well as stated the problem is the bare area that is welded, this will have to be painted which means you'll still have an area for the powdercoat to let rust through. if you can do it for cheap go for it, otherwise maybe just paint them.

 

I had mine powdercoated, but they had to grind the powedercoat off where they needed to weld, and it ended up looking nasty. Myabe you should fit them up, mark where you're going to weld, and cover those areas with high-heat tape or something (if they have it), that way you dont have to grind off the coating. Then get some matching paint and touch em up.

 

if you really get slick you can get a IR light and coat the welded parts after they are on. I have thought about powdercoating the complete underside of my chassis while its tore down but I came to the conclusion that por15 will be a better choice.

 

Got mine powdercoated red. Will try to get a pic up sometime tomorrow (I pick them up tomorrow)

 

POR15 would definately be the better choice, especially if it's a daily driver.

I have the Alston bolt-ins and the powercoating is starting to chip off in a major way because of rust. I don't really regret getting them powder coated, but I'm tempted to strip them before I get them welded and paint them with POR15.

 

i wish por15 made a spray... i dont like the fact i have to brush it on... with it dripping on me...

 

lol...i thought it can be setup to spray. i know there are members here who have used guns with it. i prefer to brush it so it's more controlled but that's just me.

 

I just installed the powdercoated Alstons in my car a couple of weeks ago. I used a bench grinder with a wire wheel to remove about 1/4 inch of the powdercoating at the flange edges where they were to be welded. I also used an angle die grinder with a wire wheel attachment to clean up the areas on the frame rails to be welded. Por-15 would probably be the best thing to apply to protect the welded areas from rust. Since I didn't happen to have any when I put them in, I just sprayed the welded areas with rubberized undercoating in a can to protect the welded areas. The powdercoating seems to be okay, but I already had chipped areas on the connectors just from them knocking around inside the box during shipping, so I don't believe that powdercoating is the cure-all to rust. I didn't mind spraying the ends with undercoating either, since I have to agree with some of the other guys that most people aren't going to see how pretty they are anyways. I will say this though, you can definitely add my name to the long list of testimonials that subframe connectors are one of the best mods you can do! I could feel the difference as soon as I backed the car out of the shop, and this is when they were just bolted in and not welded yet. My t-tops would always make creaking noises before when I backed over the gutter running in front of the shop. After installing the connectors, it doesn't make any noise at all! If you plan on keeping your third gen for any amount of time, you can't go wrong installing SFC's on it!

 

for those who por15'ed the sfc did you do it before or after you welded them in? how hard is it to grind down if you have it painted on already

 

better do it after....the por15 does not like heat as i did the underside and just found out yesterday i have to redo certain sections where the cage was welded.

 

HamSpiced: aern't you the one who powdercoated his t-5? lol

 

no thats not me... but that was a gorgouse color he chose to powdercoat it in...