Don't get it powdercoated. When you have to work on the frame again (and you will) the powdercoating is very difficult to remove compared to regular paint and hides new cracks a lot better because it's a little plastic. You'll work a lot harder getting down to steel and you'll also end up thinning the surrounding areas once you want once you get below the coating. Unless someone out there knows something about strippers that work on powdercoat?
Also check what kind of media they are blasting your frame with. I personally do not care for sand/glass as it imbeds itself in the surface and should be cleaned out prior to welding. There are some different media out there that do not (walnut, silicon oxide etc). My 0.02. Steve > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:f500- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Reinhardt > Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 2:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [F500] Frame Cracks > > Dave, good advice, as a welder I agree. I would take off all the > bodywork and take pictures of everything, every assembly to make sure it > goes back the same way. Find a powder coater in your area that will do > the car when finished, have him sand blast the chassis for you. Put the > sandblasted chassis up on some horses and like Dave said inspect every > inch with a good light light and a magnifying glass. Get a blue or red > sharpie and mark every questionable point. Nobody will ever inspect your > car as well as you will. > Again as Dave said, gusset every pickup point on the car, ie, the > control arm mounting points, rear radius rod and panard points, shock > mounting points. > You can mig or tig it as long as it's not chrome moly, then it's gas or > tig only. Any good welder should be able to do he job, but either a guy > that does racecar or aircraft repairs wold be the best, sheet metal > welders would be next on the list... > When you're happy with the welds, send it back to the powder coater to > finish it up.. > I'm in the middle of that myself right now, so I know where you're at. > I'm going to Krylon the chassis because I know there'll be changes, but > when I'm happy with it, I'll do the same and have it blasted, inspect it, > then send it back to get powder coated. > > Good Luck!!!! > > CR ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
