Anyone mill a powder coated chassis?

[mk-Zero]

Has anyone done World's style milling on a powder coated chassis? A buddy of mine asked if I would mill his but we are afraid the powder coating may get messed up at the sides of the milled areas? Anyone have any experience with this?

[jwscab]

it probably will get a little 'furry' on the edges, especially if the area you are milling gets warm. Might not be so bad if you are using a water spray on the mill.

sorry, not much more useful than that.

[mk-Zero]

Thanks for your reply. Can the edges be cleaned up after with an xacto knife? Got any pics?

[JK Racing]

Figure it out...I have some PC chassis too same color I bet!

[mk-Zero]

Yup, you got it Joey, the twin to your chassis.

[jwscab]

Sorry, I don't have any pictures. I would expect that if the prep work was good, you can trim up the fuzzy edge with a sharp blade afterward. The only concern is that the prep being poor would result in lifting on the non machined area. aluminum is a pain in the butt, nothing really sticks to it well.

[mk-Zero]

Thanks. I guess there's only one way to find out...
Now who's going to volunteer first: Justin or Joey?

[mk-Zero]

I milled a powdercoated chassis and it came out great. I just had to clean up a few edges with a razor, but only because the coating was hanging down in the milled areas. The coating at the edges of the milled areas is perfect once you clean it up.

I masked the bottom and sides of the chassis with blue painter tape to protect the coating


Squaring it up on the mill


And finished

[SFC K]

Nice work! That turned out really nice and looks great in the red.

[marlo]

Nice red, that really does look pretty good!

[JK Racing]

PM me your address

[mk-Zero]

Thanks guys!
Yeah, the red with the milled accents looks pretty sick. He's going to build the car with white plastics, should look amazing!

[JK Racing]

Mine is built all black plastics, but needs that milling love

[jwscab]

That worked great! Good to hear!

[SLIDER]

It turned out nice!