Powder coat costs mk2 subframe black

[finch wxm]

How much have people been paying for subframe powder coated ?

 

[Bluebeard]

Just had my mates done for a Trophy. Cost me £48 incl vat.

 

[DomP182]

Not a front subframe but my rear beam and brackets, blasted and powdercoated cost me £100

 

[finch wxm]

Just had my mates done for a Trophy. Cost me £48 incl vat.

I have had various prices ! One came in at around £40 but said would confirm.

One said 60 but couldnt shot blast , another said 70 - 80 and one came back at 140 😳

 

[finch wxm]

Can front arms be blasted and coated with bushes in place or likely to get destroyed ?

 

[Bluebeard]

Can front arms be blasted and coated with bushes in place or likely to get destroyed ?

The bushes (if they survive blasting) will melt or at the very least be compromised during coating.

 

[Bluebeard]

I have had various prices ! One came in at around £40 but said would confirm.

One said 60 but couldnt shot blast , another said 70 - 80 and one came back at 140 😳

Wasn’t quite as recent as I thought... 😂

But recent enough.

 

[R3k1355]

Can front arms be blasted and coated with bushes in place or likely to get destroyed ?

Anything non-metal usually gets pretty fucked up.

 

[finch wxm]

Wasn’t quite as recent as I thought... 😂

But recent enough.

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50 - 60 seems about right . I do have all this so was going to see what the cost will be

 

[Bluebeard]

Have you looked at Vapour blasting the engine bay bits?

Looks sooo good.

 

[finch wxm]

Yeah that does look nice but i think its quite expensive , the car is a track car so not bothered about oem finish just hate dirt and rust 😂

 

[R3k1355]

Have you had the manifold port matched and stuff? cos MS offer paint after they've done the machine work.

 

[finch wxm]

Have you had the manifold port matched and stuff? cos MS offer paint after they've done the machine work.

No its totally stock , who are MS and does the porting help do you reckon its not an rs stamped one either

 

[npt]

If it was me I'd just get items painted with a good zinc primer undercoat, powder coating always starts to fail very easily on certain exposed items on the corners etc if the cars used as a daily etc from my experience, engine parts would be fine maybe but subframes, beams etc will get rattled by stones and breakdown easily, powder coat repairs are a pain also from my opinion

 

[R3k1355]

No its totally stock , who are MS and does the porting help do you reckon its not an rs stamped one either

These guys, alot of people use them for port matching 1*2 manifolds. A good number had it done, general consensus is that it is worth the effort.

You'd be best getting an 'RS' stamped lower inlet first tho, then send that over for porting.

They look ace after some paint as well.

 

[MaddRT]

Whenever I've asked for painting costs, the replies I've had are "contact the companies & get quotes from them"..🤷‍♀️

 

[Krarl]

These guys, alot of people use them for port matching 1*2 manifolds. A good number had it done, general consensus is that it is worth the effort.

You'd be best getting an 'RS' stamped lower inlet first tho, then send that over for porting.

They look ace after some paint as well.

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Max at MS does some proper good tackle, a few of my mates have his matched inlets painted and they haven't had a single issue with them either

 

[RustyMojo]

Max at MS does some proper good tackle, a few of my mates have his matched inlets painted and they haven't had a single issue with them either

It’s on my list of things to get done to be fair. Beautifully finished from the ones I have seen

 

[plees]

No its totally stock , who are MS and does the porting help do you reckon its not an rs stamped one either

they all get opened up to the same port size wether they are R.S stamped or not 👍🏻

 

[Pauleds]

I had MS inlets on the old car. Looked great. The other alloy bits i just cleaned up and sprayed myself.

 

[lemonnobby]

I had some bits done on a trophy restoration i was doing i would never get a subframe powdercoated ever again. I would have ot blasted and possibly painted. It just doesn't come out nice.

 

[DomP182]

The problem I have with powdercoat on parts that need bolt force exerting on is that the coating cracks. Obviously around mating faces like stub axle mounts I masked off or filed back the powdercoat but the backs where the stub axle bolts clamp up crack the coating.

 

[MarcB]

Have seen a lot of people powder coat a lot of car parts for them to be disappointed 6 months later where its starting to crack and peel.
As its been pointed out above the matting surfaces need to be clean and threads need to be clear and the time that goes into that is crazy, no powder coater wants to sit finding bolts to go into threads, putting bungs into other holes or cutting heat proof tape to cover stuff.

They just want to blast and powder coat.