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Need E-coating service for stampings, car parts & bodies

RFQ: Who currently does your e-coating? Thank you.I heard of one in the Carolinas. I found their site once but cannot re-find it. They baked-dipped for rust, e-coated for finish. Would appreciate even current e-coaters. Thank you

Jimmy Canton
- Stevensville Montana
June 20, 2023
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RFQ: I'm looking for a shop that can e-prime a car body. I'm restoring a 1970 Chevelle and had it stripped. Thanks,

Brook C [last name deleted for privacy by Editor]
- Farmington Hills, Michigan
1999

Ed. note: Sorry, this RFQ is old & outdated, so contact info is no longer available. However, if you feel that something technical should be said in reply, please post it; no public commercial suggestions please ( huh? why?)

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What technology was used for the stripping, Brook -- media blasting, rather than immersion?

I don't know of any aftermarket e-coating shops myself; it's probably expensive to rig the lines for individual cars of varying dimensions. I think you may end up having to do a different kind of priming, but maybe you can find a lead in Hemmings Motor News. Good luck.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
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finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey

A. There is one that I am aware of that could be close enough to make it worthwhile to do your Chevelle, but that's up to you. Here's a link to a Charger being restored: ~~www.69hemi.com/sheet.html~~

The company that dipped this car is Restoration Specialties in Milwaukee, WI. I have never used them, nor contacted them, but you might want to try.

Bob Deb
- Newburgh, New York - USA

Ed. note July 2023: Sorry that link is now broken.

RFQ: Have a large government contract for coil springs that require e-coating and CARC coating. Need to find a vendor that can supply both coatings in one facility. CARC would require liquid dip not spray. Contract is for 15 months with more to come.

RICHARD B [last name deleted for privacy by Editor]
COIL SPRING MANUFACTURER - SPARTANBURG, South Carolina
2005

RFQ: I'm looking for an E-Coat Supplier located on the West Coast. The body is white with high strength steel. The size is small, approx. 5 ft to 8 feet long. This is a very small sampling of what we will need to have done for next months' requirements. We work within the entertainment industry and will have a wide variety of needs located close to our customer.

Rochelle Y [last name deleted for privacy by Editor]
entertainment, auto. aftermarket, NASCAR, Medical - Livonia, Michigan
July 30, 2009

RFQ: I am searching for an e-coating service capable of doing an entire car body as well, but locally . Bob D [last name deleted for privacy by Editor]
- Newburgh, New York, USA
August 7, 2009

RFQ: Need a 'job shop' type service that can e-coat classic car parts. Parts range in size from hoods, fenders, doors, and trunk lids...to whole auto bodies (disassembled of course). Prefer a service company that also does the pre-cleaning before e-coating (dip/strip or oven bake-off) to bring parts to bare metal first. Right now I use two separate companies to do the stripping/cleaning and e-coating.

Regards...

Mike M [last name deleted for privacy by Editor]
hobbyist - Hazleton, Pennsylvania, USA
September 2, 2009

RFQ: Hi, I am an industrialist manufacturing sheet metal stampings located in India.
I have a few components which require e-coat & as such I am looking for suppliers who can provide these services.

Thanks

Mahesh I [last name deleted for privacy by Editor]
buyer - Belgaum, Karnataka, India
April 10, 2011

RFQ: Hello.

I've noticed that the companies that do this e-coating are all back east. One would think that as many cars here in So. Calif., there would be several companies out west offering this service to people who would like this process applied to their car. Can anyone post some names of companies here in Orange County if any or even So. Calif. would work?

Thanks, Joe

Joe Reese
- Anaheim, California U.S.A.
October 22, 2012

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