powdercoating shock springs

[wishmasstir]

does anybody have any photos of shock springs powdercoated to match their color scheme?? i'm taking parts to get powdercoated and i'm wondering if i should get this new (to me) set of pep shock springs coated either a titanium look or black or the candy blue to match the rest of the quad

[STEVENJANNA]

I just had mine done, sorry I don't have any pics but they came out nice. Black and Gunmetal.

[bwamos]

Originally posted by wishmasstir
does anybody have any photos of shock springs powdercoated to match their color scheme?? i'm taking parts to get powdercoated and i'm wondering if i should get this new (to me) set of pep shock springs coated either a titanium look or black or the candy blue to match the rest of the quad

Check the BK Performance section. Many many many pictures there of exactly what you are talking about.

[nowukno]

Pappy pc'd mine candy red......


http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y266/nowukno/100_1107.jpg

[Pappy]

my suggestion.....


ride the quad first and make sure you wont have to make a spring change. no sense having them coated until you know they are going to be the spring that best suits your set up!

then have them coated

[wishmasstir]

yeah i was thinking of riding it first too, i just wanted some pictures of how others were getting their springs coated. i was thinking to change the pep blue to my candy blue and maybe black for the top springs

[Lowcountrydave]

Pappy, I don't know much about powder coating. But do you have to put a "flex agent" in it? Like in paint being applied to something that may need to give or bend?

Dave

[bradley300]

and wouldnt allthe heat in the oven cause the springs to wear out quicker?

[Pappy]

no flex agents needed

no bradley, its not high enough of a cure temperature for a long enough dwell time to affect the springs. they come powdercoated from the spring manufacture:p

[mad440]

I believe steel reverts back to its unstrained or unworked state at 1600 degrees, someone can check me on that its been 2 years since my material science class..haha