Cholla Powder coating

fatboyharley

fatboyharley

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Does anyone have the contact information for the Powder coating business in Cholla Bay. I have it but it is in RP so not doing me any good right now.TIA
 
Jungle Jim

Jungle Jim

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So what do you need done? Where is the part located?

I have an excellent service here in Yuma.

Powder Tech II at 928-344-9104.

JJ
 
Mexico Joe

Mexico Joe

Cholla Bay 4 Life
How does powder coat hold up to the rust? I would think one little nick in the powder coat would be enough for rust to set in... crazy what some of you have to put up with down there in regards to salt air and rusting... I would love to be an owner some day but damn, that is a PITA!
 
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Terry C

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We had our gates powder coated in Phoenix and they lasted about 5 years with regular spraying and wiping down. the problem is pin holes in the welds although we checked for that and you still get them. The air gets in them and starts peeling the coating off.....
 
brokenwave

brokenwave

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Any thing steel doesn't do very well close to the ocean even with powder coating.

Powder coating does better vs regular paint, my experience in Cholla Bay, PC paint life is 2X that of regular paint.

Heck, I'm 150 feet from the water in Cholla and even my concrete pillars and bond beam concrete supports are splitting
because the paint allowed moisture to penetrate which caused the re-bar inside to start rusting which has made the concrete
posts to split open.
When you have constant 15 mph winds from the SE and high humidity June-Sept like Penasco has, that's
a tough environment for anything with metal in it to deal with.
The closer you are to the water the worse it is, being 1/4 mile in from the wind side makes a huge difference.
 
fatboyharley

fatboyharley

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I have wooded driveway gates and doors and they need to be sanded completly down and new spar urthene twice a year. Talk about labor intensive. If the sand blows hard it completely strips the varnish and the process has to be done again except this time you have to sand to lower the grains that the "sand blasting of the sand" did. If something would last three years I would be happy.
 
brokenwave

brokenwave

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fatboyharley said:
I have wooded driveway gates and doors and they need to be sanded completly down and new spar urthene twice a year. Talk about labor intensive. If the sand blows hard it completely strips the varnish and the process has to be done again except this time you have to sand to lower the grains that the "sand blasting of the sand" did. If something would last three years I would be happy.
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That's for sure, the wind and sand are trouble. In Phx, I repaint my house exterior every 8-10 years, my place in Cholla every 3 years.
In Cholla if you look at the concrete power poles close to the water
on the upper 1/3 of them (south east side of them) the concrete has been eroded away from the wind, sand and humidity.
They look like cacti with their ribs exposed, I'm waiting for them to come down.
You show CFE electric workers and they shrug when looking at the poles.
 
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joanC

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My sister has wood gates, doors, fence and trim close to the salt water in Los Concha, and she uses plain cheap car oil, new or used, once every 2 years. Impervious to salt spray and sun, and it's easy to apply with an old paint brush.
 
mexicoruss

mexicoruss

Lovin it in RP!
joanC said:
My sister has wood gates, doors, fence and trim close to the salt water in Los Concha, and she uses plain cheap car oil, new or used, once every 2 years. Impervious to salt spray and sun, and it's easy to apply with an old paint brush.
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us too
 
fatboyharley

fatboyharley

Guest
I tried that and it attracted even more sand and dirt After fourteen years I want no more wood in addition I seem to be having a lot of termite issues with anything wood at my house.
 
Mexico Joe

Mexico Joe

Cholla Bay 4 Life
brokenwave said:
That's for sure, the wind and sand are trouble. In Phx, I repaint my house exterior every 8-10 years, my place in Cholla every 3 years.
In Cholla if you look at the concrete power poles close to the water
on the upper 1/3 of them (south east side of them) the concrete has been eroded away from the wind, sand and humidity.
They look like cacti with their ribs exposed, I'm waiting for them to come down.
You show CFE electric workers and they shrug when looking at the poles.
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I would think that the rust is causing a bonding issue now with the concrete. I know from metal work and welding that rust contaminates what you're welding and creates bonding issues later... That's why I mentioned that once you get a nick or chip or pinhole whatever in the top coat, powder or paint the metal is now susceptible to rust. Mild steel especially which is your rod iron too. Just one little nick or chip in the paint is enough for the moisture to get in. Once that happens it's over from there. Moisture is metal cancer and rust will literally start to eat at the metal from the inside.
 
brokenwave

brokenwave

Guest
Joe, totally agree.
Penasco and Steel Metal=Rust, Exterior Wood=Flying Termites,
Cement=Erosion from Wind, sand and water.
Painted and Varnished surfaces=Erosion from Wind, Sand and water or paint bubbling from humidity getting under it.

Penasco=It's a tough environment that needs a lot of up keep. If you want a place close to the Ocean be prepared for it.
 
fatboyharley

fatboyharley

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Yes when I bought fourteen years ago I never dreamed of how much work there was to maintain the place. Rented for 10 years but had blinders on as to the maintenance required. Small price to pay to being down there.
 
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