powder coater from south florida

wcpcswfl · Feb 16, 2015

I run a powder coating shop in south west florida. I just wanted to introduce myself to the forums!!
My little brothers blaster engine was seized up and I came across this forum by trying to figure it out. Ended up rebuilding the top end..
That was the start of the "bug"
I have read countless numbers of threads here and gained tons of information. Just wanted to thank everybody . I figured that since I powdercoat atv frames and components all the time I'd go all out on this one. Anyway I want to say hello and I will make a entire before and after thread dedicated to the complete tear down and rebuild because the forum has helped me out so much. Also if you have any questions about powdercoating I'd love to help like I have been by all of the blaster forum members.
My name is Anthony nice to meet you and I look forward to being a part of the site!!!

BlasterFun484 · Feb 17, 2015

Welcome, sounds good. Cant wait to see what color choices you plan on using.

tbrooks · Feb 17, 2015

Welcome, I look forward to seeing your build as well.

Fast6hand · Feb 17, 2015

Where in south FL?

jus_me · Feb 17, 2015

Welcome. Im looking forward to pics of the build.

wcpcswfl · Feb 17, 2015

Thanks I look forward to sharing it.
I am located in Fort Myers Florida

gsustaitav19822 · Feb 17, 2015

can ypu give the address i live in immokalee and would like to get my frame powder couted

wcpcswfl · Feb 17, 2015

gsustaitav19822 said:
can ypu give the address i live in immokalee and would like to get my frame powder couted

Yes sir,
West Coast Powder Coating
We are located at 3744 Ironbridge Blvd fort myers 33916. Right down the road from sun sports

wcpcswfl · Mar 16, 2015

Took a while but she's almost apart.
I'm thinking a bright neon yellow and candy blue scheme with some matte black or
flat anodized blue with flat anodized red And Matte black.

Any input?? I'd love suggestions from the forums as your guys posts have helped me with a lot on information.
Thanks and please shoot me some color schemes

bummer981 · Mar 17, 2015

Welcome, the neon yellow and candy blue sounds cool.

We vacation in Fort Meyers every couple years at the Sandpiper Gulf Resort, very nice area.

wcpcswfl · Mar 29, 2015

Yes Very nice gulf beaches.

Well here's my first issue I'm coming across. Sprocket hub is seized on the axle . I Tried the heating and cooling method and beating method but it seems there's too much corrosion in the middle of the splines. So I found one in good shape on ebay and am going to cut it off today and replace

dirtysquared · Mar 29, 2015

Thats no fun right there. I've soaked them down with PB Blaster and let it soak in for awhile before pounding it out.
Cutting it off if you have a replacement is a good option too. Just be careful!

wcpcswfl · Mar 29, 2015

Yea I tried pb blaster in a bucket and nothing. Didn't budge at all so I started pounding with sledge hammer and wood with the intention of bending and replacing but it just bends and bends no movement. I'm trying to be as careful as possible I don't want to mess up the axle so I put metal plates behind the cuts so if the dremmel does run off it hits the plates and not axle

gizzy2014 · Mar 29, 2015

yeah i took mine to the local atv shop, they got it off after alot of pounding, it was destroyed after that, from then on when ever i had it off it got new grease in there

Bluesman · Mar 29, 2015

A hydraulic press is the proper tool to get this apart. There's a good chance you're gonna destroy the axle and carrier with your plan of attack.

Also, do not powdercoat the stock A arms.

Larry's Shee · Mar 29, 2015

gizzy2014 said:
yeah i took mine to the local atv shop, they got it off after alot of pounding, it was destroyed after that, from then on when ever i had it off it got new grease in there

Anti-seize is the more proper product. ALL hubs to axle and bearing sleeve inside carrier, sleeves in swing arm and a arms.

Bluesman said:
A hydraulic press is the proper tool to get this apart. There's a good chance you're gonna destroy the axle and carrier with your plan of attack.

Also, do not powdercoat the stock A arms.

Arms can be powdercoated, but (IIRC) they have to have special lights to cure, not oven, maybe even different powder. Not many use this process.

Had a Warrior hub that would not budge with a 50T press, though had I thought about it, they had an oxy torch sitting right there. Northern MI. Amish machine shop. Only cost $10 to try. Ended up slitting it, then welding with high nickle "Forneys https://www.forneyind.com/store/det...less_steel_welding_rod_312-16_alloy_18_1_lbs/ " dam proud of it, but great rod.

Have a Blaster axle I never did get the hub off even with massive heat and homemade puller. Didn't bother splitting, got another complete axle/carrier for $35. Still rockin it.

If any of you do swinger or carrier bearings, add grease zerks, you might never have to replace them again.
JMHO, your results (and mileage) may, and will vary.

jus_me · Mar 29, 2015

If your doing it with a dremel like you said. I did it the same way once I got close to being all the way through with a sawzall. Then with dremel I went real slow and kept checking. I then used a cold chisel that was wide enough so when I whacked it to split it if I was careful it wouldnt go deep enough to destroy the splines. I got it real thin over the splines and used the chisel in between the prongs. A hand full of whacks and it split.

It took a bit of cutting and checking, cutting and checking, but in the end it worked.

wcpcswfl · Jul 31, 2015

Well finally some time here's chrome base coat

Larry's Shee · Jul 31, 2015

L9oks slick, any clear over it?

wcpcswfl · Jul 31, 2015

And here's the top coat Bentley blue

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