[Spyre]

Hey all, finally getting around to getting a new rock hard sport cage which should be here shortly. I was trying to decide how much effort to go to taking off the top and surrounds and trimming plastic and all that before I did the powdercoating. Do I really need to do a full install with bare metal parts and then disassemble and have coated? Or do I just check that the welds all look good and have it coated, then go attempt the install?

 

[mac]

Hey all, finally getting around to getting a new rock hard sport cage which should be here shortly. I was trying to decide how much effort to go to taking off the top and surrounds and trimming plastic and all that before I did the powdercoating. Do I really need to do a full install with bare metal parts and then disassemble and have coated? Or do I just check that the welds all look good and have it coated, then go attempt the install?

geeezzzzzzzzz who's the guy who sold it not coated?

me.... check welds get it painted ...powdercoating suckzzzzzzzz
over the years it will fail due to surface rust.
mac

 

[svtotem]

I had no weld or fitment issues, and powder coated without pre-assembly. I do suggest chasing all threads with an appropriate tap.

Happy with the cage six years on.

 

[Spyre]

geeezzzzzzzzz who's the guy who sold it not coated?

me.... check welds get it painted ...powdercoating suckzzzzzzzz
over the years it will fail due to surface rust.
mac

Nobody sells em coated, maybe it's time to bring back macs4x4paintednotpowderedproducts.com =)

Was it bad prep under or is it inadvertent scratches letting rust in? I figured powder coating was the stronger approach for long life.

 

[inline6]

I had one years ago, I got it powder coated without test fitting. The issue I ran into was fitment due to the powder coating on the inside of the joints. I had to do a bunch of removal of the coating to have the cage fit right.

Thinking you have an older jeep now and things may of moved around a bit. I would probably test fit first, but that is just me.

Paint is easy as well.

 

[johncanfield]

I've had fairly good luck with powder coating. Mike (ElWarpo) needs to give his professional opinion.

 

[mac]

Nobody sells em coated, maybe it's time to bring back macs4x4paintednotpowderedproducts.com =)

Was it bad prep under or is it inadvertent scratches letting rust in? I figured powder coating was the stronger approach for long life.

talk to Mike ( Elwarpo ) he's a paint genius
mac

 

[Spyre]

@Elwarpo if you are out there, I'd love to have your wisdom dispensed into this thread =)

 

[Spyre]

Well there was a bent part which already has it's replacement on the way. They come with the tap now so I'll clean those up then have it coated.

I had been thinking about getting a (cheapish) spray gun to do some not good painting skills required painting on a cheap van. Would that and some decent paint make for a passable first time non-spraypaint paint job for visible parts like this? Or better just to take somewhere and have it done for these bars if using paint? You coat the inner parts of the clamp brackets as well right?

She just hit 42k miles, it seemed like time.

 

[inline6]

I've done home paint jobs with a spray gun and spray paint. Not sure I have noticed that much difference. It's all the prep. Same really goes for powder coating, either pay them to do prep, or do a bunch yourself before you drop it off.

Seems test fitting was good, to find the bent part, or you found it all on your own and it was obvious.

 

[johncanfield]

There is a learning curve for spraying paint but with good prep and spraying very light passes you can get a decent finish.

 

[Spyre]

It was obvious, however i had only sorta test fit the good side to visualize it all going together and it was when I was putting it all away I noticed. Must have been run over by a truck or forklift of something before/during shipping. RockHard was awesome about it and had a replacement in the mail an hour after I sent em the email. Two thumbs up for them for support.

Pretty weird bend.

 

[mac]

Well there was a bent part which already has it's replacement on the way. They come with the tap now so I'll clean those up then have it coated.

I had been thinking about getting a (cheapish) spray gun to do some not good painting skills required painting on a cheap van. Would that and some decent paint make for a passable first time non-spraypaint paint job for visible parts like this? Or better just to take somewhere and have it done for these bars if using paint? You coat the inner parts of the clamp brackets as well right?

She just hit 42k miles, it seemed like time.

I would rent a Quality Sprayer
Im old school and would use a Rust Type paint
😉

 

[harvinjeep]

Tractor paint

 

[Elwarpo]

Sorry for the late reply, spent 2 weeks in Tahiti and did not go online... Sprye, I PMed you my number to talk about coating.