Painting v coating

[Alan Syson]

Need to paint or coat a coin door, frame and BB hinges.
Previously I’ve rattle canned them with decent results but thinking powder coating would give a better more durable finish.
Obviously it will be pricier but less graft for me.
My main concern is the coin door hinge, would they just avoid coating it so it isn’t gunged up?
Any pointers gratefully received,
Cheers, Alan

 

[Bobbdobalina]

I’m also interested to know this.

 

[Jagspete]

They free up easily, and you can pick/cut off the bits that break, I’m guessing that chemicals from the cleaning process or oil in there originally mess up the powder coat process at the hinge points

 

[Asiapinball]

I have found the same. They free up easily. Here is one I just had done

 

[Antray84]

Only issue I had powder coating coin doors is the thickness of the powder coat made them stiff. Best to let the guy doing it know it's purpose. Guy doing mine didn't even know I had handed him a coin door.

 

[Ant-H]

I always powder coat coin doors. The finish is much harder wearing and will save you time in prepping it for paint.

They won’t be able to avoid the hinge. As @Asiapinball has said, the hinges always free up.

If you want the classic black “hammered” effect finish that the original UK coin doors came in, you want to use leatherette powder