Best coating to keep snow off?

[Mr. Pump Gas]

Is there any type of specialized coating besides powder coat that is slippery to keep snow off of suspensions, tunnels, etc? Looking to send out parts for a coating if there is something that works.

Seems like I remember reading finish line or fireball coatings have something that works?

Any info appreciated.....Thanks in Advance

 

[kiliki]

you can always add traction screws if nothing fit the need.

 

[owenb2]

Ive heard of guys using Pam..... .. or just use a stick to knock snow off every stop


I've always used the stick- not hard enough to gouge paint and easily replaceable

 

[AKFULLTHROTTLE]

Where you can, wrapping works very well.

 

[CO 2.0]

Wrap or powdercoat are the only things Ive seen work. Have tried pam, rainx, wd40, fluid film, ultra ever dry and never wet hydrophobic paints, spray paint, clear coat, etc
The spray on stuff that failed above may last all of 1hr. Hydrophobic paint works on liquid but not ice and does not take the abrasive nature of ice and snow.

Never heard of finish line or fireball coatings. I see they are ceramic coatings?

 

[icr]

Anodizing.

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

I've seen thin wrap not work, and thick does alright.



Anodized rails hold way more snow than powdercoated.



Wrap always seems to have more ice and snow stuck to it than powdercoat.

Interesting information.
http://www.ecologicalcoatings.com/icephobic.html

 

[mountainhorse]

Heres my opinion...

Type-I & Type-II (decorative)anodizing does hold ice... pretty badly as SMF points out.

Hard Coat Type-III, and Type-III with PTFE, does not hold ice and snow.

Powdercoating works... but there are concerns if your coater does not know how to handle aluminum parts and/or does not have low bake (350º) powders.

Good quality paint like U-Tech... (Imron sub) with good prep, etch, primer and paint.. gets my vote for best durability, color choice, and least risk to high-tech alloys.

Waxing your stuff helps to seal off porosity ... which is what causes ice/snow to buildup.

 

[AKFULLTHROTTLE]

I can tell you from experience that 3M wrap does excellent on tunnel, night and day difference for snow and ice.

That is my experience...

 

[Dootimes2]

Heres my opinion...

Type-I & Type-II (decorative)anodizing does hold ice... pretty badly as SMF points out.

Hard Coat Type-III, and Type-III with PTFE, does not hold ice and snow.

Powdercoating works... but there are concerns if your coater does not know how to handle aluminum parts and/or does not have low bake (350º) powders.

Good quality paint like U-Tech... (Imron sub) with good prep, etch, primer and paint.. gets my vote for best durability, color choice, and least risk to high-tech alloys.

Waxing your stuff helps to seal off porosity ... which is what causes ice/snow to buildup.

Did you just tell him he should wax his stuff. I'm going to have have to start second guessing your advice from now on.

 

[meathooker]

teflon. problem is it bakes on at 700 deg.

we're going to try it on the axys a-arms and see how the application process goes

 

[Ride_The_Rockies]

Has anyone tried clear rocker panel material that people put on trucks to prevent rock chips. I have been wondering if this would work on the tunnel to keep snow and ice off? For $15.00 it might be worth a try.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/auto-atv/car-truck-suv/auto-exterior/rocker-panels-paint-protection%7C/pc/104796180/c/630501480/sc/104696280/i/635068080/trimbrite-bodyguard-paint-protection-film/746765.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Frocker-panels-paint-protection%2F_%2FN-1118165%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_635068080

 

[LoudHandle]

teflon. problem is it bakes on at 700 deg.

we're going to try it on the axys a-arms and see how the application process goes

Not all Teflon is baked on; there are a few different methods to apply the teflon component to Type III Hard anodizing. The lesser anodizers spray it on kind of like a clear coating, the better ones use a proprietary chemical process that actually chemically bonds it to the anodized aluminum with no heat or binder needed. It has been a few years since I looked into this but that is what I recall. From memory "Tiodize" in California offers both types as well as a lot of cool other things for the space, satellite, and aerospace industry.

http://www.tiodize.com/aluminium_anodizing.html

HardTuff X20 is the chemical process, the other two use a binder.

 

[Mr. Pump Gas]

TTT...never ended up trying any of the long term suggestions in this post from over a year ago.

Has anyone tried any of these? Successes or not?

Any other new suggestions?

Seems like we sure carry around a lot of weight on these sleds in snow/ice.

 

[green_denali]

polish

you can also polish your tunnel, snow wont stick to it then. Use dunatic's method.

 

[Ron Burgandy]

I've heard some good things from the paint that betweenthelinesdesigns.com sells.


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[Ron Burgandy]

Called sure foot I guess

http://betweenthelinesdesigns.com/shop.php#!/Surefoot[emoji769]-Tunnel-Coat/p/59615891/category=0


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[Mr. Pump Gas]

Anyone tried this?

 

[Ron Burgandy]

i'm gonna try it on the inside of the tunnel and the drop brackets on my axys this summer. won't know if it works til next winter though. :/


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[tuneman]

Tip #235: Those orange plastic trail marking posts are handy for knocking off ice build up without marring up your sled.

Just wrap your tunnel with inexpensive vinyl. Works great.