Galvanizing my Bumpers?
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Well, as it turned out, the paint job I have chips much easier than I thought. Also, in some areas in the nooks and cranny's, as well as by the spare tire carrier, the paint has begun to peel away, allowing for corrosion to begin. I obviously want to stop the corrosion rather than just painting over it, and sanding all the chips down will take ages.
I can potentially get my skid plates and bumpers all galvanized at a very cheap rate (possibly free), so I figured it might make sense. I'd strip them of the crappy paint they're currently sporting, then galvanize them - preventing any further corrosion, and then repaint them. I'm thinking of repainting them in a bedliner-type material, something that will resist the chips a bit better, but still be easy to re-apply should i need to cover up any scratches.
Thoughts?
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You can also get spray galvanize to touch up with LPS Cold Galvanize. A handy product.
Full disclosure, my younger brother is an R&D manager there, he is a chemist who has travelled the world working on corrosion issues. The firm makes a wide variety of products, sold thru wide distribution.
Full disclosure, my younger brother is an R&D manager there, he is a chemist who has travelled the world working on corrosion issues. The firm makes a wide variety of products, sold thru wide distribution.
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If you're talking about hot-dipped galvanizing then it's quite good indeed. Normally, you would not find anyone willing to put your junk in their dip tank unless it's thoroughly bead-blasted first. I imagine they would have the blasting equipment unless they work exclusively on new material.
If it's electro-galvanizing, then it's probably not worth the labor. The coating will be too thin and it won't adhere well.
A typical bolt at the hardware store is zinc plated, which is what you get with electro-plating. They're not that great at durability or corrosion resistance, even though they're plated in a very controlled process.
The "galvanized" bolts at the hardware store are hot-dipped in zinc. It's durable and it works. This is what they do with the Richard's Chassis frames for Defenders and Series.
If it's electro-galvanizing, then it's probably not worth the labor. The coating will be too thin and it won't adhere well.
A typical bolt at the hardware store is zinc plated, which is what you get with electro-plating. They're not that great at durability or corrosion resistance, even though they're plated in a very controlled process.
The "galvanized" bolts at the hardware store are hot-dipped in zinc. It's durable and it works. This is what they do with the Richard's Chassis frames for Defenders and Series.
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If you're talking about hot-dipped galvanizing then it's quite good indeed. Normally, you would not find anyone willing to put your junk in their dip tank unless it's thoroughly bead-blasted first. I imagine they would have the blasting equipment unless they work exclusively on new material.
If it's electro-galvanizing, then it's probably not worth the labor. The coating will be too thin and it won't adhere well.
If it's electro-galvanizing, then it's probably not worth the labor. The coating will be too thin and it won't adhere well.
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