Im looking at getting my first mud rig and if i go custom i will get the boat unfinished. I was wondering if anyone had ever powder coated the whole boat? It appears that painting requires a lot of prep work and i have a friend that does powder coating so i was curious as to how it would last?

I'm sure it would work out good but you will pay an arm and a leg for it. You can take it and have it professionally done for $700-$800.


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Yea that orange was just motor parts, I'm curious as to how it would hold up on the whole boat, also is it possible to paint a camp pattern on the powder coat

Powder coating is really cheap and goes along way I doubt there's any way to camo it but the problem is finding someone with a big enough oven to put a whole boat in to bake it


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As far as that goes a neighbor of mine has a powder coat business and does industrial stuff so he's got the set up i just wanted opinions on how it lasted

I'd guess it would hold up better than paint...

Alright I'm just real unfamiliar with it, i suppose i may give it a try if the price is right when i get my boat

I had got my boat quoted about a year ago and it was 1100. I decided not to since it would be hard to touch up. This was from a powder coating place in New Orleans. They said as long as the boat fitted in their oven (which was a 20' shipping container).

dam thats pricey ill have to see wat i can get a quote for

Gator Trax has had some of their custom bass and bay boat rigs powder coated.

I just powder coated a bunch of stuff lol


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When I was looking for a cheap 14' hull. The tracker rep said the 2014's were powdercoated instead of painted.

I wonder what heating a hull up to 400 degrees does to the aluminum structurally.

Nothing. Just don't step on it barefoot it I'm sure it will burn


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They still have to prep to powder coat if you want it to last .. Like frog said it's best for smaller stuff but can and will work out better than paint. I going on 2 years with reverse plate powder coated and it still looks brand new ,, I was having problem with paint not staying on grab bar , powder coated it going on 1 year still looks new . Powder coat is way better than paint for sure

Have u tried sandblasting it off it lights up the sandblasted box like a thunderstorm with lighting bolts and doesn't blast off but u can get it with a grinder


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You could do some tone shifting camo.... probably not a "pattern" .... I bought a small parts powder coating kit and used a toaster oven to bake them. I powder coated 50 aluminum exterior shutter hinges..... very easy and the prep work was just wiping them down with acetone.... that was 10 years ago and to this day, from the first one I did to the last, they look like they just came out of the oven..... I also had a big Ford 390 intake manifold powder coated in black chrome.... that is a bad ass color.

you drink the kool aid, id rather drink the whiskey and raise hell!!!!

I get stuff powder coated all the time. I do iron gates and fencing on the side as a hobby. The problem with powder coating a boat is the flex. All powder coating is, is a way to put on a thick coating. It's very durable, but very brittle. The flex of the hull would have it chipping everywhere. I looked into for a buddy of mine and BR powder coating had a big enough oven to do it. But Jody the owner said it wasn't feasible.

Well got a ballpark quote of around $300 to have my boat powder coated and he said i could paint over it to get a camo pattern, so now just the wait for the boat and im probably gonna try it

Take my advice and don't do it. I install powder coated iron gates for a living and have seen what it does. The smallest amount of flex and it's gonna crack and peel. Do what you want but just remember that someone with a lot of experience recommended not to

Rod

Oh is that your experience from years of installing powder coated iron? My bad.

fellas no need to argue i appreciate everyones advice, autogateman i havnt asked my powder coat guy about that yet but i am going to quiz him tremendously, he said that he has done a couple jon boats but if there is foam involved it has to be removed.....which makes sense

Thank you, Bill Ni the Science Guy. I can't imagine how this place ever functioned before you got here...


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Went to the local pc company to get a few nicnacs done and asked the fella if he had ever done a boat, because i was thinkin about doing a little pirogue. Well little to my knowledge not only wont they do it but he would recommend against it because unless you have a 1/2" boat. Reason being because they have to heat the whole boat all the material to at least 450. It would prolly warp the shit outta a little 1/8th pirogue.