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  • BomexEB Offline
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    BomexE
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    Beaner...Do not blast it remember i had mine blasted and it took a couple hours and a box of 180grit to prep it for paint. Stop into Vogel get some paint remover and take it to powdercoat professionals and get it coated if you want it powdercoated. They do an insane job, you have seen my under braces. They also have endless colors to chose from.

    Scott Blodgett
    1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse
    Midwest Elite Motorsports

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    • 63vette6 Offline
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      BomexE;297428 wrote:
      Beaner...Do not blast it remember i had mine blasted and it took a couple hours and a box of 180grit to prep it for paint. Stop into Vogel get some paint remover and take it to powdercoat professionals and get it coated if you want it powdercoated. They do an insane job, you have seen my under braces. They also have endless colors to chose from.

      I wouldnt let those idiots powdercoat a dog dish. Take them to Neils.

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      • BomexEB Offline
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        63vette;297429 wrote:
        I wouldnt let those idiots powdercoat a dog dish. Take them to Neils.

        They have done all my stuff and Tony's S2K and everything has turned out flawless for us, don't know about others results but no complaint from us. Neil's does good work as well though too, from what I have seen.

        Scott Blodgett
        1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse
        Midwest Elite Motorsports

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        • bubbaB Offline
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          try the aircraftpaint remover first, idk bout powder coat, but paint comes right off in no time... just try not to get it on skin, burns like a bitch...

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          • 63vette6 Offline
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            BomexE;297430 wrote:
            They have done all my stuff and Tony's S2K and everything has turned out flawless for us, don't know about others results but no complaint from us. Neil's does good work as well though too, from what I have seen.

            Next time you see them ask them about the great job they did on my corvette frame which cost me 300 in powdercoat (I supplied) which was a candy over burgundy that they swore up and down would be no problem at all. It was the blotchiest joke I have ever seen in my life, they were embarrassed to even show it to me, then said they could fix it.... After 4 layers of powder it was brown and I had to have it all sandblasted which took 8 hours and re-coated by Neils. I should have sued. Midwest will do black, silver and any color going down the production line for racers for a minimal charge. They did all the silver tin work in my corvette and it was flawless. Midwest likes beer.

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            • Bp-08B Offline
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              63vette;297429 wrote:
              I wouldnt let those idiots powdercoat a dog dish. Take them to Neils.

              Screw neils, they are a bunch of alcoholic hippies with no work ethic.

              [SIZE="4"]you aren't unique like me... cant handle that my interior probably looks better than yours?[/SIZE][SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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              • 63vette6 Offline
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                Bp-08;297435 wrote:
                Screw neils, they are a bunch of alcoholic hippies with no work ethic.
                I couldn't care less if they are crackheads and I dont know any of them personally. I have done business with them several times and they have done quality work at a good price and delivered on time. Thats all I care about.

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                • 2wheeler2 Offline
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                  I've had Powdercoat Professionals do all of my work and it's been top notch.

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                    63vette;297436 wrote:
                    I couldn't care less if they are crackheads and I dont know any of them personally. I have done business with them several times and they have done quality work at a good price and delivered on time. Thats all I care about.

                    You got lucky! When I worked there powdercoat had rework every day! I was a painter.

                    [SIZE="4"]you aren't unique like me... cant handle that my interior probably looks better than yours?[/SIZE][SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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                    • 63vette6 Offline
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                      63vette
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                      Maybe they both have new crews now. None the less, I still will take everything I can to Carl at Midwest then to Neils. Powdercoat Pros cost me money and time. I wont do business with them again.

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                      • Bp-08B Offline
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                        63vette;297442 wrote:
                        Maybe they both have new crews now. None the less, I still will take everything I can to Carl at Midwest then to Neils. Powdercoat Pros cost me money and time. I wont do business with them again.

                        I worked for neils about a month ago. They might of got a new crew now, because if they kept to their word about firing people everyone that worked there should be fired by now! I dont know how many times a week someone called in sick because they were hungover! They lost their John Deere powder coat job because they sucked so much!

                        [SIZE="4"]you aren't unique like me... cant handle that my interior probably looks better than yours?[/SIZE][SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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                        • 63vette6 Offline
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                          Midwest has always done a lot of John Deere. Neils must have had the overflow. It was 2 years ago that Pros screwed my chassis up.

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                            Bp-08;297443 wrote:
                            I worked for neils about a month ago. They might of got a new crew now, because if they kept to their word about firing people everyone that worked there should be fired by now! I dont know how many times a week someone called in sick because they were hungover! They lost their John Deere powder coat job because they sucked so much!

                            You were fired?...weird.

                            Yeah i was going to say, I was pretty sure that Midwest had the John Deere account...

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                              DelSlow;297445 wrote:
                              You were fired?...weird.

                              Yeah i was going to say, I was pretty sure that Midwest had the John Deere account...

                              Neils had John Deere coming through until they kept fucking things up and couldnt get it out on time or right!

                              [SIZE="4"]you aren't unique like me... cant handle that my interior probably looks better than yours?[/SIZE][SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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                              • DelSlowD Offline
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                                Bp-08;297448 wrote:
                                Neils had John Deere coming through until they kept fucking things up and couldnt get it out on time or right!

                                63vette;297444 wrote:
                                Midwest has always done a lot of John Deere. Neils must have had the overflow.

                                ...

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                                  anyways thanks guys... scott ill come in some time and pick that stuff up... im gonna paint the cover cause its a custom one that im sure the powdercoat wont match... but ill get it done here soon and post up picks

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                                  • K Offline
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                                    glass beads FTW!!!! I have blasted tons of valve covers over the years. Never had any problems with damage.

                                    I had midwest powder coat my intake this summer. It cost less then the spray paint would have cost me.

                                    PM me for:
                                    Sandblasting(I use glass beads)
                                    Diesel repairs or performance products.

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                                      I can vouch for Midwest as well, and I'm pretty sure I've done business with Neils as well. Never any issues, I was just more impressed with Midwest overall. And yeah, they do it stupid dirty cheap IMO. It was a quick turn around as well.

                                      At first I did it for fun, then I realized I made the investment and had to do it!

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                                      > spanish-rice;237125 wrote:
                                      > at first i thought the title said beer truck drivers needed... In which case i accidently put my two weeks in at work.

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                                        Dan Thomas @ Elite Powdercoating if you want nothing but the best work done. He has done everything for me from wheels to intake manifoldss to valve covers.

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                                        • bubbaB Offline
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                                          If u wanna do your own powder coating you can get a small setup fairly cheap... I think our gun and stuff was like $150, free old oven, and powder doesn't cost much, only thing is the oven kinda takes up a little space... It's not that hard to use either, I did a fairly good job on some wheels the first time i used it.

                                          Current Cars:
                                          08 Honda Ruckus - Stunt Machine
                                          93 Subaru Impreza L - DD/ Winter beater
                                          90 Honda CRX - Project car
                                          90 Honda CRX Dx - Burnt (R.I.P.) - Racecar

                                          Past Cars: 85 Chevy C-10, 87 Dodge D-50, 91 Honda Prelude Si, 91 Buick Regal, 91 Acura Integra Ls, 87 Mazda RX-7, 90 Honda Civic Si, 91 Honda Civic Si, 89 Chevy S-10, 91 Honda Crx Hf, 91 Acura Integra Rs, 95 Subaru Impreza L, 92 Acura Integra GSR, 89 Mazda RX-7 (LT1), 88 Mazda RX-7, 92 Civic Cx, 87 Mazda RX-7 TII

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