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Does anyone on here do this?
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 JWP EFi
Turbo Legend!  Location: edinburgh Registered: 07 Mar 2010 Posts: 2,163 Status: Offline |
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 Posted 25th Mar 2013 at 20:53
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thugpuggin
Seasoned Pro  Location: Bristol Registered: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 26,784 Status: Offline |
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Just Google it in your area, enough reviews etc can generally be found to make an informed decision.________________________________________ Black X Reg PIII.VGTi 6 A4212 pt 1 A4212 pt 2 Searching the streets of Bristol for 1.36p/day.Joint Kent Leader |
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Posted 25th Mar 2013 at 20:57
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Lecktorious
aka G.  Location: Edinburgh Registered: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 920 Status: Offline |
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There's a good guy through my way, reasonably priced and does a great job. I wouldn't take anything to him that needs done in a hurry right enough as it can take him a bit of time to get the job done.Bit of a hike for you though. ________________________________________ '98 Nile Blue 306 GTi 6 |
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Posted 25th Mar 2013 at 21:01
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beez_neez_gt
Seasoned Pro  Location: @ de limit of adhesion ! Registered: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 2,916 Status: Offline |
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How long do you want the parts to last before rust starts ?If you dont care then powder coating is for you. ________________________________________ Pug fee`ver,Pick a Bogey, buy a Pug. Black 306 GTI 6 Standard, was 60k mileage, bargain!! Clicky: [url =http://www.306gti6.com]click here[/url] remove the space between [url & = |
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Posted 26th Mar 2013 at 12:09
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woody.
Senior User  Location: London Registered: 18 May 2009 Posts: 799 Status: Offline |
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How long does Zinc plating usually last before it starts to rust/oxidise or whatever? Wasn't there a lad on here who zinc plated nearly everything in the engine bay?! |
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Posted 26th Mar 2013 at 12:25
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jamiek_uk2000
Seasoned Pro  Location: Llanelli Registered: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 1,925 Status: Offline |
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I think that would have been Matts Astor 306 you are thinking of, it's the best restoration of a 306 I have seen and gutted I didn't have the money at the time to buy it. If anything it was too nice, it needed looking after, not hammering like mine does. Here's the threadhttp://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=125121 ________________________________________ 205 GTi Red - G939 RTU - Died!306 GTi 6 Diablo - Being resurrected! Project Thread Looking for: VTS P1 Rack PR1.2 16" |
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Posted 26th Mar 2013 at 12:32
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beez_neez_gt
Seasoned Pro Location: @ de limit of adhesion ! Registered: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 2,916 Status: Offline |
Post #7
Zinc plating wont last long at all, especially on items that get a lot of heat, stones, fast salt rain wind hitting it etc, electroless nickel plating is the best at stopping the corrosion but is more expensive to have done, however it is a good looking finish.________________________________________ Pug fee`ver,Pick a Bogey, buy a Pug. Black 306 GTI 6 Standard, was 60k mileage, bargain!! Clicky: [url =http://www.306gti6.com]click here[/url] remove the space between [url & = |
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Posted 26th Mar 2013 at 12:33
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aaron6
Seasoned Pro  Location: On the sofa in maidstone Registered: 16 May 2006 Posts: 5,840 Status: Offline |
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How about a nice hard chrome. Id have thought that'll last.________________________________________ See the sheer power and might of the lesser known burrowing owl. |
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Posted 26th Mar 2013 at 13:16
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owain
Seasoned Pro  Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #9
Depends very much on the quality of the work done and how well they prep the metal before plating it. Any monkey can make chrome plating look good on day one, it's how it looks after a few months that tells the difference between a cheap job and a decent one. Basically, don't go for the cheapest option if you want it to look good. ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 26th Mar 2013 at 13:22
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beez_neez_gt
Seasoned Pro Location: @ de limit of adhesion ! Registered: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 2,916 Status: Offline |
Post #10
And last, if like me you are putting money into it you might as well spend a little more knowing it will last a very long time.Chrome is good but nickel is far superior at stopping the corrosion and its also chemical proof too, so good for use with brake parts etc. Also chrome is a little bit too shiny for me, nickel has a brass type colouring which looks really nice. ________________________________________ Pug fee`ver,Pick a Bogey, buy a Pug. Black 306 GTI 6 Standard, was 60k mileage, bargain!! Clicky: [url =http://www.306gti6.com]click here[/url] remove the space between [url & = |
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Posted 26th Mar 2013 at 14:01
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beez_neez_gt
Seasoned Pro Location: @ de limit of adhesion ! Registered: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 2,916 Status: Offline |
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...________________________________________ Pug fee`ver,Pick a Bogey, buy a Pug. Black 306 GTI 6 Standard, was 60k mileage, bargain!! Clicky: [url =http://www.306gti6.com]click here[/url] remove the space between [url & = |
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Posted 26th Mar 2013 at 14:52
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chrisd306
Seasoned Pro  Location: Perth Scotland Registered: 26 Nov 2005 Posts: 10,061 Status: Offline |
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Perth powder coating isn't bad, I've had few sets if wheels done there one set still haven't rusted and that was 4 years ago ________________________________________ In my garage just now2003 BMW M3 & 2009 L200 Raging Bull & Audi Q5 S Line AX stock rod & Saxo Stock rod Sold the bike an charged rallye an bought a caravan, midlife crisis or what! |
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Posted 2nd Apr 2013 at 22:51
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beez_neez_gt
Seasoned Pro Location: @ de limit of adhesion ! Registered: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 2,916 Status: Offline |
Post #13
Powder coating is always better when its had a powder primer coating before the powder top coat. When only having the one layer on and any damage on it then water can get in and eventually rust creeps under the coating etc, even if the part was zinc plated do to water being trapped in.Quality is the main key to powder coating not lasting, one layer doesnt help much. ________________________________________ Pug fee`ver,Pick a Bogey, buy a Pug. Black 306 GTI 6 Standard, was 60k mileage, bargain!! Clicky: [url =http://www.306gti6.com]click here[/url] remove the space between [url & = |
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Posted 2nd Apr 2013 at 23:36
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eskiiboi
Regular  Location: Hereford Registered: 27 Jun 2011 Posts: 170 Status: Offline |
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Why not have it zinc plated and then powder coated? It would cost more but in the long run last much longer and look better. I work in a galvanizing plant and we dip an awful lot of structural steel that goes on to powder coating. Protects the galv and looks good |
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Posted 3rd Apr 2013 at 17:58
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
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Does the powder stick to the zinc okay? I'd have thought it'd need something coarser to get a good coating.________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 3rd Apr 2013 at 18:08
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eskiiboi
Regular Location: Hereford Registered: 27 Jun 2011 Posts: 170 Status: Offline |
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The coating sticks as well as to well prepped non galvd steelWhen prepping work for PCing after galv its sanded down to a much smoother finish than if its being left galv'd. With most PCing its shot/sand blasted before but this obv doesn't need doing if its galv'd so they spray it with a chemical etch to get a good bonding surface then continue with normal PCing method  |
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Posted 3rd Apr 2013 at 18:26
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #17
I see, cheers  ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 3rd Apr 2013 at 18:39
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aaron6
Seasoned Pro Location: On the sofa in maidstone Registered: 16 May 2006 Posts: 5,840 Status: Offline |
Post #18
Or just galvanise it instead of bzp'ing then powdercoat it. Lots cheaper than BZP and paint sticks to it.________________________________________ See the sheer power and might of the lesser known burrowing owl. |
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Posted 3rd Apr 2013 at 18:58
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