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Looking to powder coat a boat
Posted on 8/27/17 at 3:19 pm
Posted on 8/27/17 at 3:19 pm
I was told there's someone in South LA that does this and he's very good on price. Anyone know anything about this?
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Posted on 8/27/17 at 5:01 pm to Count Spatula
You mean like the whole boat?
Give us a few more details.
Sounds intriguing
Give us a few more details.
Sounds intriguing
Posted on 8/27/17 at 6:33 pm to Grassy1
Yes I'd like to powder coat the entire boat. It's an 18' custom aluminum flats boat
Posted on 8/27/17 at 6:40 pm to Count Spatula
Hmm.... interesting.
A popular thing these days is to have your leaning post and/or ttop frame powder coated, as opposed to annodized aluminum.
One of the arguments against that is that powder coating is difficult to touch up when it gets scratched.
I wonder how that would work out if you did the entire boat.
By the way, where are you?
A popular thing these days is to have your leaning post and/or ttop frame powder coated, as opposed to annodized aluminum.
One of the arguments against that is that powder coating is difficult to touch up when it gets scratched.
I wonder how that would work out if you did the entire boat.
By the way, where are you?
Posted on 8/27/17 at 6:54 pm to Grassy1
Northshore.
You're right about the touch ups but powder coat is extremely durable when done by a quality shop. My race cars had powder coated chassis and I'm pretty sure you could have beaten on them with a hammer.
You're right about the touch ups but powder coat is extremely durable when done by a quality shop. My race cars had powder coated chassis and I'm pretty sure you could have beaten on them with a hammer.
Posted on 8/27/17 at 8:20 pm to Count Spatula
You might try researching it on thehulltruth.
Posted on 8/27/17 at 8:29 pm to Count Spatula
I don't usually link another forum (and please delete if inappropriate), but this seems like a specialized question, but interesting.
This thread is a little old, but worth reading. Good luck on your project.
just a link
This thread is a little old, but worth reading. Good luck on your project.
just a link
Posted on 8/27/17 at 8:35 pm to Count Spatula
They have a place here in ponchatoula called Niko Industries. Pretty sure they advertise doing jobs that big.
LINK
LINK
Posted on 8/27/17 at 8:36 pm to Count Spatula
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an 18' custom aluminum flats boat
Can ya post a pic of said boat. I'm interested
Posted on 8/27/17 at 9:00 pm to Elusiveporpi
I actually haven't taken a picture of the boat yet lol. I will next time I take it out.
And to the poster above, thanks for the rec. What got me wanting to do this was a guy I met at the launch. He had a new aluminum bass boat and he told me a shop quoted him $1300 to powder coat the whole boat. He told me the name of the company but I didn't write it down and I forgot.
And to the poster above, thanks for the rec. What got me wanting to do this was a guy I met at the launch. He had a new aluminum bass boat and he told me a shop quoted him $1300 to powder coat the whole boat. He told me the name of the company but I didn't write it down and I forgot.
Posted on 8/27/17 at 10:48 pm to Count Spatula
I don't really see the point of powder coating aluminum,since aluminum doesn't rust. Also I would think that you would want to be able see a crack in the boat developing,or welds cracking. Powder coat might cover that until it gets bad.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 5:38 am to MarshMan
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They have a place here in ponchatoula called Niko Industries. Pretty sure they advertise doing jobs that big.
Ya, driven by there a few times. Seen them advertise stuff like that, but not 100%.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 6:07 am to kengel2
Because you have to "bake" the powder on your boat will reach temps of 400-500 in the oven. That means any wood or flotation will catch on fire in those temps and all wiring will have to be redone.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 8:34 am to Count Spatula
Are you sure you are talking about powder coating and not ceramic coating?
Posted on 8/28/17 at 8:46 am to Redlos
Yep powder coating. I've had many things powder coated over the years and it's a great product. Really holds up well. Ceramic coating is for high temp applications.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 8:51 am to Count Spatula
It's going to take a big damn oven.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 12:55 pm to Barneyrb
5052 aluminum alloy, which is what most small boats are made of, is not heat treatable. I can't say for sure, but the baking process may alter the mechanical properties of the base metal and weld metal.
I don’t recommend painting or coating the aluminum. It will last longer if left bare because bare aluminum represents a large surface area that will corrode very slowly but uniformly. If you coat it, scratches will expose a relatively small aluminum area and corrosion will proceed fairly rapidly in these areas.
I don’t recommend painting or coating the aluminum. It will last longer if left bare because bare aluminum represents a large surface area that will corrode very slowly but uniformly. If you coat it, scratches will expose a relatively small aluminum area and corrosion will proceed fairly rapidly in these areas.
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