Wasn't it mentioned sometime a while ago that the powdercoating was used on chassis's which were blemished during manufacture to make them sale-able again?
Dr. Robotnik wrote:Wasn't it mentioned sometime a while ago that the powdercoating was used on chassis's which were blemished during manufacture to make them sale-able again?
Yes it was...the green flourescent one that I accidentally stripped looked like dogcrap underneath...but with the tons of layers of paint on it I didn't know it was original powdercoating so I couldn't tell you what it looked like originally...wether you could tell it or not thru the powdercoat.
Todd
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Mikeyboy wrote:I have a 10T team truck and I'm pretty sure that the chassis is anodized, and not powder coated.
As stated above, the black and gold chassis that came from the factory were anodized, any other chassis color that came from the factory were powder coated.
My chassis is black anodized, I want to make it powder coated red
Life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what R/C car you're gonna get next!!!
Wanting to do some runners up right but wanted to know what would hold up better...powdercoating or anodizing. What am I going to find more affordable? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanx
Todd
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Cool,
Thanx for the info. Will have to do some searching on it when I get a chance.
Todd
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I d like for a new project to have polished alunimium parts on my RC10 ( front plate, motor plate )
those parts came anodised or powdercoated.
What tool should I use to remove the powdercoating and to polish the plates, I only own a cheap Dremel.
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i ve just removed the powdercoating with some sand paper, I think it was just paint actually cos the previous owner didn t strip the anodising before painting it.
I ll by oven cleaner tomorrow to remove the anodizing and then will polish the parts...
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