Powder coating rear shock springs?

[Guest]

Has anybody powder coated their rear shock springs?
I have a set of shocks that I want to tidy up; powder coating the springs is an option I am considering.
Just not too sure how or if at all the heat will affect the springs temper and "springiness".
Pretty sure it won’t, but it doesn’t hurt to run these things past the "GSR hive mind"
Cheers

[Zooks]

You need to get metal (carbon steel) to almost 'cherry' before it starts to affect the strength / temper of it.

This is at / above about 500°C. Powder coating uses a temp of about 200°C - so should be no probs.

[tejasmud]

I work with just about every spring conceivable in my day job, we powder coat springs all the time with no problem. I have never measured any change in regards to loads and rates, before and after powder coat.

Go for it.

[KiwiGS]

Thanks guys. That's what I wanted to hear.
Like I said, I pretty much already knew that it would be ok but you know sometimes it pays to ask...

[salty_monk]

I sprayed a set - that worked out well. Powder would be better though

[almarconi]

Powdercoat or paint would work fine.

[hampshirehog]

I've had dozens powdercoated - works fine.

[kudagra]

You need to get metal (carbon steel) to almost 'cherry' before it starts to affect the strength / temper of it.

This is at / above about 500°C. Powder coating uses a temp of about 200°C - so should be no probs.

Look at you and your silly metric system...

[gsgeezer]

The previous owner spray painted the original shocks black.
Worked great for years, but I replaced them, rather than spruce them up, since they were really old!

You can powder coat them too, no problem.

If you are trying to get by with the old shocks, maybe painting would be a low cost option, thereby saving you some money to help purchase new shocks.

[KiwiGS]

Cool thanks guys; once I get them off I will bring them to work and accidently leave the springs in the box heading to the powder coaters

@gsgeezer the shocks I have bought are rebuildable Konis, so I figure it is worth putting the time into getting them tidied up.