Painting over powder coat
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Painting over powder coat
So I have about a dozen sign posts in my subdivision that are looking rough. I painted one last weekend with Lowes Valspar Oil Based paint and it took 2 days to dry and dried a little funny. I called to see about getting new posts and they are crazy expensive and the sales guy said you can't paint them since they were powder coated. Is there a way around this? Is there people that can re-powder coats a pole while it is still in the ground?
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Re: Painting over powder coat
Should have been able to sand the rough spot, and would have thought it would paint ok.
No, to the re-powdercoat while in the ground unless they have a portable oven to go around the poles.
No, to the re-powdercoat while in the ground unless they have a portable oven to go around the poles.
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Re: Painting over powder coat
Powder coat is plastic. Prep and paint accordingly
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Re: Painting over powder coat
Exactly this. Scuff with red scotchbright pad, prime (I'd likely cover it with an etching primer), shoot with paint. Automotive paint will hold up to the sun better than house type paint. I sell a ton of paint to guys spraying their shutters and outside doors because it last a million times better.PDM wrote:Powder coat is plastic. Prep and paint accordingly
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Re: Painting over powder coat
lol, people are so bored they go around painting city/county/state property
meanwhile, my neighbors wont contribute payments to fixing our privately paved road since the ukrainian messed it up
meanwhile, my neighbors wont contribute payments to fixing our privately paved road since the ukrainian messed it up