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talkingfish
24-10-2009, 11:49
Has anyone got a picture of what the rack and subframe area should look like when minty mint and new... need to sort mine and was wondering what that area should look like.

Cheers!
cliorod
24-10-2009, 17:56
TalkingFish.
These pictures have been posted before so apologies :roll: :roll: But I am a great believer in powder coating ~~ It is hard wearing,durable ~~ and covers a multitude of sins :lol: :shock: :roll: ie noe time consuming rubbing down etc,just pay your money and get the job done

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h305/Cliorod/0014.jpg


http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h305/Cliorod/004-1.jpg


It looks good and there are a wide range of colours ~~ not to dear either

I hope this gives you food for thought

Rod :wink:
queegan
25-10-2009, 11:35
heres mine in the bay
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z146/queegan/SS100518.jpg

powder coating for the win!
Wobba
28-10-2009, 10:11
Gorgeous 'bay there :)
stevie_b
28-10-2009, 20:59
Same as the others have said above... Powdercoating is the way to go. Not expensive and a very durable finish that should stop it rusting again for many years to come - I don't plan on taking it off the car again in a hurry! Here's how mine looks now:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/2stis/bay2.jpg
1995clio16v
28-10-2009, 22:24
Looks amazing^^^

Did you just marry that up to see what it looked like or did you actually attach all ancillaries with the subframe attached bare like that?

Is that lower strut brace worth it? Notice any difference? Suppose its difficult to go back and try and remember what it was like without it...
stevie_b
28-10-2009, 23:15
I did the marrying up in the house first:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/2stis/subframe2.jpg

But it was then all too heavy to offer up to the car and bolt it on like that so took all the bits off again and just bolted the subframe alone on first :lol: Then bolted the other bits back onto it one by one. Was quite an enjoyable weekend finally putting bits back onto the car, rather than the months of stripping it all off, cleaning, painting, etc.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j299/2stis/subframe2.jpg

Will be hard to tell what effect the lower brace has - it's been over 3 years since I have driven the car and there isn't much that I haven't altered in that time - shocks, widetrack, poly bushes, manual rack are all going to make it feel quite different too!
1995clio16v
29-10-2009, 17:48
Ive just been quoted £80 to get my subframe powdercoated.

Phone round a few places today locally.

Is this a reasonable price?
cliorod
29-10-2009, 18:42
Wherabouts are you 1995Clio ??
If you are in Lancashire try these people ~~ ask for Trevor :wink: who is the workshop supervisor and tell him Rod has sent you :wink::roll:
No vat if you are lucky :lol:

www.trevon.co.uk/
1995clio16v
29-10-2009, 20:09
Cheers Rod, yeah Preston.

Hopefully gonna get it off this weekend ready for taking it somewhere to be done. Cheers for that, appreciated. Ill give him a ring! :D
cliorod
29-10-2009, 20:32
Pm sent to you matey :wink: :roll: :wink:
Rod.
stevie_b
29-10-2009, 20:54
£80 doesn't sound too unreasonable, but I would think you might be able to get it a bit cheaper. IIRC mine was about £60, but it was a couple of years ago and prices will no doubt have risen slightly since then.
schakal
29-10-2009, 21:00
£80 doesn't sound too unreasonable, but I would think you might be able to get it a bit cheaper. IIRC mine was about £60, but it was a couple of years ago and prices will no doubt have risen slightly since then.


how did the subframe/powder coating do over the years mate ?
stevie_b
29-10-2009, 21:03
Ha ha! That picture could have just as well been taken minutes ago - the result is just the same, althogh it isn't much 'proof' of anything as the car has not been driven in all that time :lol: It's quite a thick covering though so I would think it would last many years when I am using the car again.
1995clio16v
29-10-2009, 23:06
It's quite a thick covering though so I would think it would last many years when I am using the car again.

So what would be the ideal fnish for the protection to last as long as possible?

Or is powdercoating as good as it gets?
stevie_b
31-10-2009, 09:32
I think powdercoating is pretty much as good as it gets - a very hard glossy finish that I think it would be hard for the rust to attack. I guess there might be some new-fangled covering with a plastic content that might resist chipping better, but I'm not aware of anything commonly available.
talkingfish
01-11-2009, 10:24
Thanks for your pics guys - some "iteresting" colour choices there but some high quality engine bays there...!! :D

I've posted some pics of mine since painting in the photos section.... enjoy!