powder coat ..or ..paint???

[John]

I am having the original "BE" rear completely rebuilt...
....should I powder coat the housing...or prime and paint the housing?
...I want to make sure the numbers and dates are still visible.
.....

[k92]

I primered mine then painted it and am happy with the results. Here is a shot of the numbers after the priming, they are still easily seen. I dont have a closeup of the numbers after painting, but they are still easily seen.

[k92]

Here are some shots of the rearend in general to show the shade of black that I got by spraying.

[k92]

last one

[JoeG]

paint it............

[Alss]

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paint it............

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I second that

[DarrenX33]

I powder coated my stuff for the Z. Turned out great but I would probably paint next time.

I 3rd it!

[wheelhop]

Powdercoating would probably cover up the numbers.
I vote for paint.
I 4th it, I guess !

[Xplantdad]

Wouldn't the powder coating be more durable? I've seen some really nicely restored cars at Pavillions (the 2 door post bronze 442 comes to mind) that were powder coated. It looked great! Maybe not correct, but great!

[Postsedan]

Bruce,

It`s all about preferrence and what the customer wants. If you have a really good powder coater the numbers will remain.

My opinion is based on the car. A high caliber car...use the correct paint. A specialty car, show car, etc...use powder coat.

Dan.