Dipping / E-Coating

**COPO** · #1 08-23-2002, 08:55 PM

I am curious of opinions especially among pro-restorers on having a body dipped and e-coated. I know most are against dipping and prefer media blasting, but with the e-coating it seems many of the negative issues are resolved. Here's a link to the site detailing the process. http://www.ecoatking.com/
I often hear w/media blasting it's impossible to get it all out of the car.

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #2 08-23-2002, 09:42 PM

My 'unprofessional' restorer opinion is that I don't like any chemicals on my metal that are from a different mfg than my final paint mfg - in my case PPG. I am uncomfortable with the possibility of any chemicals coming through, or reacting with, another mfg's products. I know dipping is faster, probably cheaper, and non-warping, but it just wasn't for me.
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**COPO** · #3 08-23-2002, 10:26 PM

Marlin, the site I linked to uses PPG epoxy primer for e-coating.

**Stefano** · #4 08-23-2002, 11:29 PM

Copo,
Are you going to try it on your 1969 Baldwin Motion Camaro?

JoeC · #5 08-24-2002, 01:02 AM

Does this process require removing the trim tag? I would not want to do that on a car where the trim tag originality is very important.

**YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY** · #6 08-24-2002, 01:21 AM

Charlie;
I realize that, but it's the chemicals that they dip it into first that always concerns me. I know some guys that swear by it, but it's just not for me.

**COPO** · #7 08-24-2002, 01:21 AM

Joe, the process requires the removal of the trim tag and VIN tag and anything else that isn't steel.

Stefano, I'm considering this process and gathering opinions from others' real world experiences before choosing dipping or plastic media blasting. Mark Stielow used this process in the buildup of the "mule" in the series running in Pop. Hot Rodding.

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