Cerakote question...

[Bobalos]

How well does cerakote stand up to grease and oils?  

If I go with a lighter silver on my shock bodies, and grab a hold of the shock with grease or oil on my hand, will it stain the coating?

Has anyone cerakoted their shocks and not been happy with it?  

Can you clean it with brake cleaner or will that damage the coating? 

Is Cerakote similar to the ceramic coating that gets put onto headers?

 

[ROBERT L]

I can’t help on the coating question but. Starting fluid works a whole bunch easier on oil and grease.  And it doesn’t effect the paint as much.  

 

[Kevin]

cerakote is a ceramic coating.

 

[Bobalos]

thanks for the input folks.  With all of the super nice buggies here, Im kind of surprised more folks have not done this on their shocks (or elsewhere).

 

[Hondajimz]

I had mine done and it was beautiful. Unfortunately I sold the car so have no idea how it's held up. 

 

[Hondajimz]

 

[Realbadlarry]

What??  Jim sold something?? Say it isn't so..............  I can't see it being "all that" I know guns tend to mark up that have been cerekoted...looks great when new, but over time it tends to wear. I think it was done for moisture resistance initially. 

 

[SLIM]

Hard Anodizing will last way longer that a Cerakote finish.

Anodize is IN the metal, Ceratoke is on top of the metal.

 

[Kevin]

thanks for the input folks.  With all of the super nice buggies here, Im kind of surprised more folks have not done this on their shocks (or elsewhere).

alot of the higher end cars a lot of the stuff on them are cerakoted. the coating isnt bulletproof and will wear from abrasion (sandhitting it) just like any other coating.

 

[Bobalos]

I didnt think you could hard anodize steel.  I thought you could only ChemFilm (& Paint, coat, etc). 

I have not looked @ the bodies of the coil overs, Honestly I dont remember what they are made out of, I just assumed they were steel as well.  I dont have them now to look at... 

 

[Kevin]

they are steel

 

[Orange_R]

How well does cerakote stand up to grease and oils?  

If I go with a lighter silver on my shock bodies, and grab a hold of the shock with grease or oil on my hand, will it stain the coating?

Has anyone cerakoted their shocks and not been happy with it?  

Can you clean it with brake cleaner or will that damage the coating? 

Is Cerakote similar to the ceramic coating that gets put onto headers?

if stripped, prepped, applied and cured correctly it's impervious to everything but scratching and sandblasting. I have used it in many places, oil wipes off and paint stripper wont touch it.