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jasong4110

Member Since: 18 Oct 2009
Location: Henley On Thames
Posts: 268

Shot Blasting and Power Coating

Hi Chaps,

I am just about to take delivery of my ARB bumper it needs blasting and power coating, does anyone know anywhere I can get this done around the M4/M40 corridor, Reading as the center?

Cheers, Jason.

28th Oct 2012 9:26pm

T1G UP

Member Since: 08 Dec 2009
Location: Bath
Posts: 3101

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Orkney Grey

take it round and get a quote as removig old powdercoats hard going.

28th Oct 2012 9:36pm

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If the old powdercoat is still holding on well... I tend to get stuff chemically dipped before hand.

Works out a lot cheaper, and makes life a lot easier for the powder coaters. Other option is to burn it off.

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29th Oct 2012 7:30am

diesel_jim

Member Since: 13 Oct 2008
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My old BRB bar was plastic (not the thinner powder) coated.... a friend tried blasting it and it wouldn't touch it.

He suggested getting an oxy torch, and just going over all of the coating and lightly scorching it.... just enough to make it start blistering and going a bit brown/black and crusty when it's cooled. It really didn't take long, maybe 15 minutes to do the whole bar.

Took it back and the stuff came straight off with the blaster. I got it re-plastic coated at the nudgebar center in Cirencester, they added it to one of their shipments to the coaters, a bit costly though, was about £60 I think, maybe slightly more, but it gave a much better coating than powder. certainly more "heavy duty" than the thinner powder,

29th Oct 2012 7:38am

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

Jason, I know a place in Trowbridge, AZ something, I'll look it up and PM you the details

29th Oct 2012 7:45am

jasong4110

Member Since: 18 Oct 2009
Location: Henley On Thames
Posts: 268

T1G UP wrote:
take it round and get a quote as removig old powdercoats hard going.

I would Marcus but it's fairly big and heavy, I have some photos from Tim so have sent these off for a price, so far I have one reply. If it is powder coat then it will be £48 to have it blasted and a further £48 to have it re-coated. If it is the plastic stuff he recommends putting it in a fire to burn the stuff off.

Porny wrote:
If the old powdercoat is still holding on well... I tend to get stuff chemically dipped before hand. Works out a lot cheaper, and makes life a lot easier for the powder coaters. Other option is to burn it off.
Ian

The bumper is in good shape but the coating has seen better days, judging by the photos Tim sent me so it's going to be a case of having it blasted.

diesel_jim wrote:
My old BRB bar was plastic (not the thinner powder) coated.... a friend tried blasting it and it wouldn't touch it.

He suggested getting an oxy torch, and just going over all of the coating and lightly scorching it.... just enough to make it start blistering and going a bit brown/black and crusty when it's cooled. It really didn't take long, maybe 15 minutes to do the whole bar.

As above Jamie the chap has said to just stick it on a fire, I guess with bonfire night coming up then it may give me the chance of finding a large enough one!!

diesel_jim wrote:
I got it re-plastic coated at the nudgebar center in Cirencester, they added it to one of their shipments to the coaters, a bit costly though, was about £60 I think, maybe slightly more, but it gave a much better coating than powder. certainly more "heavy duty" than the thinner powder,

That does not sound too much Jamie, although I have never been that impressed with the plastic coated stuff as I find it rusts underneath the coating if it gets damaged, has yours held up?

bpman wrote:
Jason, I know a place in Trowbridge, AZ something, I'll look it up and PM you the details

Cheers Steve,

29th Oct 2012 8:20am

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

Hi Jason,

I recently had various bits and pieces including some tubular side steps that I'd had galvanised, coated by this company in Windsor: www.swallowsprays.co.uk.

Not particularly cheap, but the quality seems good. Darren

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29th Oct 2012 9:13am

McS

Member Since: 05 Oct 2009
Location: Banbury
Posts: 686

Procoat just outside Newbury, superb service and the finish is extremely durable!

http://www.professionalcoatings.co.uk/

Speak to Aston.

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29th Oct 2012 3:01pm

diesel_jim

Member Since: 13 Oct 2008
Location: hiding
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Be careful chucking the whole thing onto a fire.... that could be too much heat and distort it (especially the tubes)

I'd be more inclined to use an oxy torch and do a bit at a time.

29th Oct 2012 3:33pm

jasong4110

Member Since: 18 Oct 2009
Location: Henley On Thames
Posts: 268

LandRoverAnorak wrote:
Hi Jason,

I recently had various bits and pieces including some tubular side steps that I'd had galvanised, coated by this company in Windsor: www.swallowsprays.co.uk.

Not particularly cheap, but the quality seems good.

Thanks Darren, I found them on my search yesterday and sent them an email but they have yet to get back to me I may have to chase later in the week.

McS wrote:
Procoat just outside Newbury, superb service and the finish is extremely durable!

http://www.professionalcoatings.co.uk/

Speak to Aston. Ross

Thanks Ross, I also sent them an email last night but have yet to hear anything from them yet, again I will chase them later in the week.

diesel_jim wrote:
Be careful chucking the whole thing onto a fire.... that could be too much heat and distort it (especially the tubes)

I'd be more inclined to use an oxy torch and do a bit at a time.

I had thought about that Jamie, it has arrived at Neil's so just need to pick it up first and then see where I am with it.

Thanks for the response, Jason.

29th Oct 2012 6:37pm

Busboy

Member Since: 23 Jan 2012
Location: West London
Posts: 182

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

I know of a good powder / blast guys in Cowley near Uxbrigde, they are two separate company's but based next door to each other on the same estate ......
I have got no contact details, but if you want to meet up early evening 1630ish, i can take you there on my way home

PM me if needed

Steve Steve

29th Oct 2012 7:26pm

jasong4110

Member Since: 18 Oct 2009
Location: Henley On Thames
Posts: 268

Busboy wrote:
I know of a good powder / blast guys in Cowley near Uxbrigde, they are two separate company's but based next door to each other on the same estate ......
I have got no contact details, but if you want to meet up early evening 1630ish, i can take you there on my way home

PM me if needed

Steve

Cheers Steve, I will let you know how I get on.

Jason.

29th Oct 2012 7:28pm

Chocolate

Member Since: 18 May 2012
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 153

2004 Defender 110 Td5 XS CSW Bonatti Grey

Hi Jason,

I used Slough Powder coatings for my bumperetts, they burnt of the plastic coating. Very good finish.
They have a huge oven there as well.

http://www.sloughpowdercoating.co.uk

They do loads of satellite equipment and run 24 hours.

Wayne 110XS CSW TD5.

30th Oct 2012 1:15pm

Romadog

Member Since: 07 Jul 2011
Location: Powys
Posts: 1750

Theres a sand blaster in reading just off the road which runs parallel with M4 before the Foster Wheeler building. He did a Range Rover Tailgate for me.
R D Cox & Son

0118 975 0289

The Workshop, 306 Old Whitley Wood Lane, READING, RG2 8QD

Also

A & C Shotblasting

01635 523 775

Raceview Business Centre, Hambridge Road, NEWBURY, RG14 5SA

Did my 110 chassis before I had it galvanised in Southampton

30th Oct 2012 5:45pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

Blimey, that's a blast from the past! I used R D Cox to clean up a NATO hitch nearly 20 years ago

Darren

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"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia

30th Oct 2012 8:25pm

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