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| | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 204 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2004 Posts: 204 | Recently purchased new leaf springs for my '52 3100. I was told not to powder coat them because the heat would distemper them.
Does anyone have any advice or experience with this. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 586 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 586 | I don't think it gets that hot. It would take a whole lot of heat to distemper them. I had a lot of things done on my truck powder coated. I didn't get the springs done, but wish I had. If I had a chance to do it over again I would have done the springs and even the frame. Cecil...... | | | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 52 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 52 | I think your powder coater would be the best one to talk to, he should definately know.
1946 GMC 1/2 ton
1967 Chevy 1/2 ton
This old truck sure looks neat, but where are the heated seat controls?!?
| | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 204 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2004 Posts: 204 | Thanks for the comments.
I did speak to the powder coater and he said he has done them before. But just because he has done them doesn't mean that it was successful. So I wanted to get the advice from the field experts and make sure that it was a safe decision to powder coat these. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | chev235,
You might want to ask the powder coater to give you the names/numbers of a few people who had their springs done a few years ago. See what their opinion is after a few years.
Powder coating a frame that does not twist much is one thing. Powder coating springs that flex a lot seems a lot different thing. Maybe they have a flex agent that can be used in powder coating?
Tim | | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 338 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 338 | I had mine both re-arched and powder coated by a spring shop.
Came out great.
They are spring experts and powder coat regularly. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 151 Member | | Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 151 | Hey InMy40s, I'm trying to decide on new rear leaf springs v. getting the existing ones re-arched for my 54. Can you give me an idea of the $$$ for re-arching?
Thanks! Christian | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | try http://www.eatonsprings.com/ they made me some new springs, I did not have them powder coated. But I know they have an opinion on powder coating, check around on their site, I know I read about it on there some where. | | |
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