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| | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 679 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2006 Posts: 679 | In my'58, the battery tray could use some "sprucing up" to put it mildly. A ($100) stainless tray would look a little too "flashy" for my bolt.
Anyone have opinions on powder coating a ($35) mild steel tray? It would seem to have better corrosion resistance than paint or undercoating.
Bill | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 162 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 162 | I would just buy a new one, and have it powder coated, if its not already.
Chris
1956 Chevrolet 4400
1959 Chevrolet Viking 60
1968 Chevrolet el Camino
2002 Chevrolet 1500HD 4x4
| | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | I can't speak for Zereo Rust in this application, but I sandblastd mine and coated it with POR-15. It's holding up very nicely. I will admit, though, I am running an Optima battery, which doen't gas like regular batteries do.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,682 | Ahh just hit it with a .98 cent can of WalMart spray paint.
an idea is only stupid if you think about it rationally.
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 82 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 82 | Bill, FYI, Mar-K, the moderator in the truck bed forum, sells a black powder coated battery tray you might want to look at. Priced at $50.00 coated, it might be a better bet for you. I am not sure what you would get charged for the powder coating, but this would appear to be a more economical choice. I replaced mine about two years ago, and it still looks new. You might want to check this out. See below: http://mar-k.com/catalog/catalog.asp?TruckCode=19581958CS-65
Richard
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| | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 679 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2006 Posts: 679 | Thanks, Richard! That is EXACTLY what I was looking for, something better than "just painted", but not so flashy as polished chrome. Mine is undercoating covered, doesn't look so great, and at best, needs to be sandblasted and recoated. All said and done, I'd be better off with Mar-K's then messing with it myself.
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