Powder coating cam covers and plenum

[Neil Potter]

Evening all,

Can anyone recommend a decent powder coater who will strip and coat these parts in something similar to the original Rover Vermilion?

Any finish other than perfectly gloss (so matt or some kind of texture) would be OK.

Not managed to find anyone willing or able to do it in Scotland yet, so looking further afield.  I know I could paint them myself, but just don’t fancy it and want a result that will last...

[Barrykearley]

Powder coat tends to be shiney.  You will need to look at traditional wrinkle finish paint I think.

ive powder coated both of mine - it’s not original but is nice and does last

[Neil Potter]

Thanks Barry.  Yeah, the wrinkle finish is good for a while but I hate doing jobs like that more than once.  I could be persuaded to go for glossy but I had an idea that you can get other finishes.  

The bits are off the car and I want them done so I can get back on the road!

I take it there were no issues masking off the lettering? Where did you get them done?

[Barrykearley]

Didn’t mask it off at all - just powder coat the whole lot and then sand it back with sandpaper - flat back finely with wet and dry 

Obviously mask off the rears!!

[drdoom]

I am not convinced of the virtues of powder coat at all. Clearly it's a job handily done and is economical in the use of pigment material but how well does it bond?

[red vtec]

21 hours ago, Neil Potter said:

Evening all,

Can anyone recommend a decent powder coater who will strip and coat these parts in something similar to the original Rover Vermilion?

Any finish other than perfectly gloss (so matt or some kind of texture) would be OK.

Not managed to find anyone willing or able to do it in Scotland yet, so looking further afield.  I know I could paint them myself, but just don’t fancy it and want a result that will last...

Maldon powder coating in essex will do it for you in a wrinkle finish. I was quoted £180 a year or so. They do loads of work for high end resto companies. 

[Neil Potter]

Lovely, thanks!

[Steven162]

Colourcote in Hethel, they did them first time round after all!