Rail Powdercoating

[Turbo11T]

So I thought I had the powdercoat color decided for the rails. . . I have arctic cat green powder that I was going to do. Now I am thinking maybe black may look nicer? Or maybe another color?

Give me some ideas.

Here is the sled. Also plan to do the spindles next.

 

[sledking120]

black would help set off the green suspesion

 

[mynewuseddoo]

X2; black will give a much better contrast to the green suspension and also carry the black/green from the front suspension through the sled also. Black, baby!

 

[Turbo11T]

X2; black will give a much better contrast to the green suspension and also carry the black/green from the front suspension through the sled also. Black, baby!

I slightly agree but I really like the green on the 13 hcr. MAybe I should just repowder the suspension arms black. . . .

 

[Turbo11T]

Also forgot to mention the fronts on the sled are floats now as well so no green up there.

 

[WaBackcountry]

Im looking for black spindles and or rear skid arms in black to trade for my green if anyone is interested. I have green hood panels too that I want black.

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[mynewuseddoo]

With the floats up front you've still got the green bumper. I'm thinkin Black rails and then a green stock size windshield would add a nice touch.

 

[Hillclimbpro]

With the floats up front you've still got the green bumper. I'm thinkin Black rails and then a green stock size windshield would add a nice touch.

X2..

 

[Turbo11T]

Well they are done pics to follow this evening when it is back in the sled.

 

[Turbo11T]

Well here are the rails. . . I am not happy with the finish. I like the color but for some reason it is rough. I want it smooth. It seems as though the one end is the biggest problem. I am thinking my oven at work has a cold spot in it. I am going to try to recure them tommorrow morning hopefully this works otherwise I am going to have to blast them and start over. . . . That would suck.

 

[Turbo11T]

Well tonight using the fantastic google. I realized that something likely had gone wrong in the process today, First i used a different brand powder than I typically do and I used a different oven that I usually don't use. I found myself not wanting to reheat the rails to just see what happens. So after doing some searching I found another option to remove the powder coat.

Mar-Hyde Paint stripper. It works amazing. It bubbles up within a couple min. The best way to use it is to spray the part and put in a garbage bag in the sun for a half hour then just pressure wash clean. Of course no sun here right now so I am going to have to just bag it in the garage.

Likely will not do green again now because I am not sure what caused the issue if it was the powder or what and I can't find the right color in the brand I typically use.

 

[nosajlleb]

How bout white, I put the white belly pan on my sled and the white really pops. If it wasn't all tore apart I'd snap a pic for you but that'll have to wait. I remember from college (barely) when doing what your doing to use the least amount of color on the sled (white) to create more accent. Those were the daze!

 

[Turbo11T]

BLACK is the NEW CHROME> . .

Now the next question. White or green hyfax?

 

[mynewuseddoo]

Black hyfax

 

[mynewuseddoo]

Green might be ok too. Definitely not white though.

 

[Turbo11T]

Black hyfax

Well I have black already and they are no were near worn out so I might as well put them back on.

 

[mynewuseddoo]

The black rails look sweet!

 

[mynewuseddoo]

Yeah black sliders look slick on black rails. I ran the same color combo on my Kmod.

 

[Turbo11T]

Here is is assembled. Pics are not the best as it is just a phone pic and the garage is currently a mess(almost embarrased to even share the pics).

 

[Sage Crusher]

Thats more like it!! Nice Job


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