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here is what i just got back from the powder coating dude... I was told on good authority that the color is the same as used by associated way back when, but it came out slightly a different blue. (see the pictures of the original noseplate, removed only to compare color)

do you think they used to primer their original chassis first?

That looks closer to the blue they used on the anodized tub GT chassis. The coating looks a little heavy on the motorplate, but all I've ever seen powdercoated were chassis and noseplates... the stuff you had done looks more "metallic" than your orig noseplate.

I don't think AE primed anything before coating (IIRC powdercoat does not require primer).

You'll want to use shorter screws on your rear bottom plate, or hack your gear cover... they need to be 4-40 x 1/8" CS.

the associated parts had a coat of white on them first, then the flourescents were put on over top of that. flourescents are too transparent to not have a ground coat underneath them.

definitely more of a metallic and darker finish compared to the noseplate. almost looks too thin imo.

scr8p wrote:the associated parts had a coat of white on them first, then the flourescents were put on over top of that. flourescents are too transparent to not have a ground coat underneath them.

I'd think the painter would know best...

are you a painter scr8p? i had a feeling they had to have been primed white because he tried to powdercoat an unstripped chassis (gold) and it came out green, he said this blue was a clear coat with a blue tint in it. he is going to strip the paint and then the anodizing and do it over... I agree badhoopty, I thought the paint looked to thin... what do you guys think?

it's not really that it's thin, but i'm guessing he used a candy powder instead of a flourescent. and since it's direct over the metal, it kinda looks like a christmas tree ornament. but even the flourescent would need to have an undercoat of white to make the top color really pop.

its not metalic, its the flourescent color (thats what the color swatch said in the catalog)

its just that it must (?) need the white primer.
according to the painter, "the yellow, blue and red are still available."

thanks for the info scr8p

now that i look at the factory blue nosplate it kinda has a slight metal flake finish (very fine) even though it is a flourescent paint. I will post some more pictures in like two weeks after my parts are repainted with the primer first.
thanks again guys

when scr8p speaks yee shall follow..........

White base then fluorescents over the top. That is the case with paint, powdercoating or even vinyl decals. If the blue from Associated was a fluorescent, which is was, then it needs to have a thin white powderbase underneath to "glow" like other "day-glo" colors.

I like it

I really like the candy blue, Asa. I think it looks great against the black. I know your goal is to match the AE blue nose piece, but I think it would look very nice with a nose piece to match the candy pieces. Just my $.02.

Tadracket wrote:I like it

I like the purd blue stuff to