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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11325  
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I think you might have the different processes a bit mixed up. Shot or bead blasting is used to de-rust and /or strip off old coatings, whilst galvanising is a protective coating that you'd have applied afterwards. You can also get it powder coated (plastic coated), which gives a coloured coating. You can have the powder coating applied over a galv coating, but the finish will depend on how good the galv coating is.
I've just had some tubular side steps galvanised (for free as it happens) and I've now taken them and some other galv bits to be powder coated. I'm not sure about your part of the world (United Kingdom doesn't give much away  ) but the company I've found here in Berkshire has a minimum charge of £45. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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1st Apr 2012 8:36am |
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| chiefstoker Member Since: 11 Oct 2010 Location: Weston-super-Mud Posts: 897  
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You may find powder coating really hard to remove 2005 TD5 90 Hard Top
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1st Apr 2012 10:05am |
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| WarPig Member Since: 05 Dec 2009 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1748 
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You can buy galv bumpers, the one on my 300tdi cost £30 from Paddocks....
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1st Apr 2012 1:06pm |
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| hopeydaze Member Since: 11 May 2011 Location: Bath Posts: 30 
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Land Rover Anorak
Do you mind telling me who you used in Barkshire to do your galvanizing? I live in Twyford, just east of Reading so hopefully your contact isn't too far away. |
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1st Apr 2012 4:02pm |
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| The Musketeer Member Since: 07 Feb 2012 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 193 
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Thanks mate. I'm in north Cumbria (Penrith area), I'm sure I said that in the profile thing - but obviously not! Cheers for the info. Powder coating sounds quite a good idea Sam Good things come to the wild and free |
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1st Apr 2012 5:45pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11325
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Swallow Spray Services in Windsor. Can't vouch for their quality as I haven't collected the finished work yet, but they were helpful enough. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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1st Apr 2012 7:00pm |
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| mick Member Since: 08 Feb 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 2109 
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I would just go for PC on its own get them to pre heat the bumper as you get a better coating my winch bumper was £45 with some other bits my tree sliders are Galv and Pc but I dosent stick to it and is peeling off.
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1st Apr 2012 8:00pm |
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| AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3709 
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Galvanizing cost around £175 per tonne. Anything you take to the galvanizers must be clean and free from paint etc this normally involves shot blasting. 130's have feeling's as well you know
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1st Apr 2012 9:14pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11325
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To be honest, my experience of plastic coated stuff is that it's a limited life finish that's then a sod to repair. The slightest nick or imperfection and water gets under it, rusts the metal and it starts to peel off. The only powder coated thing I've ever owned that didn't do that was a Safety Devices roof rack and I believe that was zinc coated underneath. The tubular side steps and NAS step that came with my 110 were both in a shocking state and the latter was only two years old, which was why I decided to have the side steps galvanised first. The folks doing the powder coating tell me that there's a wash of some sort that they do first that helps the powder coating stick to the galv. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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1st Apr 2012 9:38pm |
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| The Musketeer Member Since: 07 Feb 2012 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 193
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Do you need a tonne? No idea how much my stuff will weigh... Good things come to the wild and free |
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1st Apr 2012 9:58pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897 
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I wouldn't touch powder coating. One pin hole to let the water in and it's finished. You'd need to galvanise it first anyway.
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1st Apr 2012 10:23pm |
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| Mountain_man Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Right side of Offas Dyke Posts: 756 
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No. But they usually have a minimum charge of say £50 and then a per kilo price over and above that (say 20 pence a kilo). Obviously there will be bulk discounts for larger objects. So if you only have small stuff then worth asking around your local area engineering wsorks to see if anyone has a batch going in which you can add your bumper to and negotiate a price with them. Otherwise, unless you are sending a chassis and a bulkhead together you are unlikely to be sending enough weight to cover the min charge and so can reckon on this being your cost for the job. It is really not that expensive for the peace of mind I find. On my rebuild I have had every iron-based component sent to the galveniser. |
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2nd Apr 2012 7:51am |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299 
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http://www.ashtreelandrover.com/
this company may be able to help. Met the guy a couple of yours ago at the show and he seamed to really know his stuff |
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2nd Apr 2012 10:59am |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731  
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I am also learning this - rather more rapidly (and on more parts) than I'd like Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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2nd Apr 2012 2:05pm |
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