Guys,
I have a question about taking apart my 8' blades. I would like to powder coat them a different color and was wondering if any of you have taken yours apart. Any do's and don'ts that you found while doing so?
Appreciate the feedback!
Darrin
Guys,
I have a question about taking apart my 8' blades. I would like to powder coat them a different color and was wondering if any of you have taken yours apart. Any do's and don'ts that you found while doing so?
Appreciate the feedback!
Darrin
Dealers have a spreader tool which makes things easier. Make sure your Powder Coater stays light on the Powder.. The Blades have some tight tolerances... See link for help. Pay attention to bushing design.
https://hydrillagear.com/wp-content/...1_11.13.13.pdf
Last edited by Hydrilla Gear; 04-27-2016 at 11:06 AM.
What about a vinyl wrap instead of a powder coat? Won't be as durable over time, but much easier than taking them apart. Just a thought of insight.
Ranger z520 // Mercury 250 Pro XS
12ft BT Talons/112 Ultrex/Hbird 360
Thanks for the idea.
You have a recommendation of where to get them done?
Shallow Water Customz does some that I know of, I'm sure some others do as well. http://www.shallowwatercustomz.com/p...wer-pole-wrap/
Their website isn't that great, but they have a ton of colors looks like. I have never used them personally, just have heard of others that have and thought it was worth a recommendation to ya. Probably easiest to contact them.
Ranger z520 // Mercury 250 Pro XS
12ft BT Talons/112 Ultrex/Hbird 360
Why not hydrodip them be happy to give you a quote.
You could. I have seen many pro's with Wrapped blades. The relief holes in the blades design make it a real choir to wrap and over time it begins to look like crud just my opinion.. They look good from far but up close...not so much.. Maybe you could wrap the face and not the portion with the holes just a thought.
Good insight Rich. I'm sure over time they would not look that great - I'm guessing for us Northern guys who only get to use our boats 7 months out of the year that hopefully he'd be able to get a couple years out of a wrap if he so chose. Powder Coat, probably forever! Honestly I'm not sure about a wrap either just thought I would give the OP an option to think about rather than dismantling the blades. I would think that the wraps come die or laser cut to accommodate the holes in the blades? I'd want to know that 100% before I made a purchase if I was in OP's position.
I've never seen a power pole vinyl wrap in person - just heard about the shallow water customs thing because of Zack Birge and the pictures looked pretty good. Obviously - powder coat would last a lot longer, but vinyl wrap a lot more affordable and no dismantling required. Hopefully the OP is satisfied with whatever he ends up choosing and turns out great!
Ranger z520 // Mercury 250 Pro XS
12ft BT Talons/112 Ultrex/Hbird 360
Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions. If I do it we will go with powder coat as one of our sponsors is a powder coat guy.
I have other items on the boat that are already powder coated so we would want to keep the same color for consistency.
I will let you know what we decide and show you pictures once we are done.
Thanks again,
Darrin