For those wanting to powdercoat or e-coat parts

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For those wanting to powdercoat or e-coat parts

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http://www.proplating.com/

I had mentioned these guys in another thread recently and figured I'd share some info. This company is located in Brillion WI and they do excellent work. Two weeks ago I brought them a set of K-frames, a Z51 bar, and quite a few miscellaneous pieces. The k-frames were pretty rough and I hadn't even cleaned them. Most of the rest of the other parts had already been blasted or at least cleaned. I spoke with Larry and he suggested that for the k-frames they would blast off the loose scale, then acid dip them, wash them, blast them again, wash them and then E-coat them. The rest of the parts would get a good cleaning and be powdercoated.

Well, I picked them up today and I am VERY pleased with the work! The E-coat got both the outside and inside of the k-frames looking awesome and the powdercoated parts are flawless. I would highly suggest these guys for anyone looking to save their k-frames. The price they charged ended up being $80 per side which I think is more than fair considering the work they put into them.

The gentleman I worked with was Larry Dietz. His email is larry.dietz@proplating.com

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Sorry for the crappy pic quality, I had to use my phone since my camera broke. 2 more pics:
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those look great
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man i wish i had a stock pile of.parts i would so have a bunch done and that is helluva price too
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i wish i could find someone around here that could do powdercoating for a price even close to that, id have so much crap from the quad 4 powdercoated.
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They are a very large company. The get great rates on shipping so you guys could always just get a quote on shipping.

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Paid $130 to have a quad 4 header for my Zed ceramic coated. Dealt with the same guy. Still going to wrap them, but very pleased with the results.

There are a couple local shops that do powder-coating for me, but I'll keep them in mind again if I ever want to have my parts dipped like this.
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i wonder how much they want to coat my headers
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$125 for my one header, so it would be $250 for a V6.
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the coating on these are even better looking in person n are well done inside all.crevises and all
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Ignore the swaybar and cover, I haven't had them done yet.

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Wow, I'm really glad you guys found this in Brillion ;) That is only like 30 min from my house!
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may have my headers done this winter that looks nice
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