Powder coating

Ive been following Cory's hoopty build, congrats! As some of you may know Im building a car at IM this winter. Im planning on keeping it a long time. The steel frame could be expoxied, painted to prevent corrosion.But Im thinking of powder coating it, instead. Any input?

Howard, I had to do something in a timely manner if I was going to get the car built before November 1. I opted for the powdercoat because my car opens up the way it does -- and because I'm planning on putting it local shows.
Chassis Black, as Angela noted once, is a standard color and a durable option. I'd go with what the builder is set up to do, since they're able to do it before the body goes on.
Also, the chassis of my car was welded onto in so many places, cut and reformed, that I had to have it all sand-blasted clean. The spots where VW initially built and painted the metal 40 years ago were all, without exception, beautiful under the layer of protective grease and grime.

Howard
Isn't the frame/body on your car already mated? It's too late to powder coat your frame if the body is already painted/mounted (I think). After you apply powder coating you have to bake it in an over - like 300 degrees. Effectively liquifies the dry powder and lets it flow together.

If paint is your only option at this point, there are different gloss levels for the chassis black. You can go from flat to semi to full gloss - your preference, but the full gloss doesn't look as nice as the others on a frame rail.

Is IM willing to seperate the body from the frame again?
angela

The frame and body havent been mated as yet. In fact Henry hasn't started my frame yet. He is set to begin after the New Year with completion hopefully by July. I hope. Sooooo, Should I consider powder coating for corrosion resistance only. Henry, epoxy paints the frame for this purpose, which he feels is adequate.

If that's the case; if it were me I'd go for the epoxy. That's what's used to prevent corrosion in steel re-bar. Add that to the fact that it's IM's standard procedure and you might save some time in the build because they're set to do it that way.

I agree - the epoxy on the bare naked frame is really effective. It also has the advantage of being able to touch it up later with minimal effort.

angela