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AgentX
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June 09, 2014, 02:10:55 am
Anyone think the rubber in the swingarm bushes stands a chance vs. the heat of a powdercoating oven?
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High On Octane
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Re: swingarm bush vs oven
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June 09, 2014, 02:18:35 am
You don't want to leave any extra parts in there if your going to paint or powder coat. Besides, it only takes a minute to slide them out of there.
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AgentX
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June 09, 2014, 02:33:27 am
No, these have to be cooked, mutilated, and beaten quite awkwardly and forcefully out.
The fact that people use a torch as the first step in removal is what makes me think they won't survive.
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June 09, 2014, 03:03:29 am
I powder coated my whole bike. The company said I had to remove the bushes. I think it is BS. I had to use a torch to melt the rubber to get them out. I don't think a powder coating oven reaches the temp of a torch. if I could do it again, I would leave them in and take a chance.
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AgentX
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June 09, 2014, 03:27:16 am
Right on.
I was hoping the same thing, and figured I was better off at least giving it a shot, because taking them out destroys them anyhow.
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Arizoni
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June 09, 2014, 06:07:23 am
Many powder coatings require a bake temperature of around 400*F (204 degrees C).
Most synthetic rubbers and plastics go to hell at temperatures that hot.
Another reason some places insist on all plastic/rubber parts are removed is many of them out-gas when they are heated that hot and the vapor can contaminate the oven making it unusable until its cleaned.
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