Can you powder coat springs

This process cannot be applied to spring products that are plastic but the high-quality metal springs can truly have all the benefits of powder coating. Powder-coated springs can come in a variety of colors and provide lasting durability to springs that are placed in extreme conditions such as weather that would corrode the spring otherwise.

We hope this quick guide has helped you understand the importance and process of this coating. Please feel free to contact us for more information on our springs! Go to Navigation Go to Content. This section of a spring must be held with such a force that there is very little movement in the center bolt area. As a spring flexes up and down there is wear taking place between the leaves. If the inner surfaces have been coated this coating will wear through allowing additional movement in the center bolt area.

The additional movement will allow the u-bolts to loosen and soon you will experience either a sheared center bolt or a broken spring. There is no warranty on any spring broken between the u-bolts. If the vehicle is driven, after three to four years rust will began seeping between the leaves of a powder coated spring. For a painted spring on a vehicle that is driven, after three to four years rust will began seeping between the leaves.

While a chromed spring looks neat, it can be a hidden time bomb. An improperly chromed spring may suffer from hydrogen embrittlement.

This causes a spring to shatter. That stuff will last and last and last. WhistlerCowboy Free Member. Nov 21, 12 18 Squamish,BC,Canada www. Some springs are already factory powdercoated. Most powders cure between degrees f and there are some low temp curing powders as well. PC will stay on longer than the stock paint jobs as they are more flexible-Find a coater that can do all the parts in one batch,if you clean and strip any old finishing off the parts the cheaper it will be.

Thistledoo Well-known member Lifetime Membership. Aug 8, 2, 83 Lethbridge Alberta www. Have done dozens of suspension springs over the years Jul 19, 84 28 34 Fargo ND. Thistledoo said:. Click to expand It burns--Bare metal and clean is what you need for a good adhesion. I am wanting to do most of the parts in atomic orange and some of them in white and black I need the following Atomic orange Rails engine head clutch cover aluminum plate aprox 12x6 exhaust can handle bars a-arms hinges spindals White Rear suspension tie rods aluminum plate aprox 12x6 rear bumper.

Pm'd you. NoSecondChances Free Member. Nov 26, 1, 63 CowTown. I guess im just looking for an excuse to be out in the garage and have something to do besides just look at my sled lol! Author Message. Afraid to get my pricy SLS spring powdercoated if it'll cause damage.

Anybody pull this off before? Tripmo wrote: Just an update. I decided to go for powder coating my spring. It was a standard black before. Now it looks like this:. No issues at all after quite a few rides.

Feels exactly the same and matches my color scheme better.