Thread: Welding on a powder coated bar - can the coat be repaired ?

If I wanted to get some additional tabs welded to the bar, can the section affected be re-coated or does the whole bar need to be blasted and powder coated again?

You most certainly can have the effected areas redone without doing the whole lot. As long as the prep is done properly and any burnt powder coat is sanded back and blended in. An extra run through the oven will do the existing coat no damage. We used to run aluminium through more than once if it wasn't coated properly or if areas were underdone. Used to work in a factory building windows, and the place had its own powder coating plant. Used to run all sorts of stuff through that that wasn't anything to do with building windows....

Finding someone to do a small job like that who doesn't want to charge you a minimum order may be a different story. Have a ring around of all the powder coasters in your area, see if any of them are interested in doing it when they have a small run of whatever colour (black?) your bar is.

Oh, and failing that, you can touch the are up with a matching paint - we also used to do that a bit too. If the area is prepped properly, you would never know the difference. You can repaint the whole bar if needed, paint goes over a lightly sanded powder coat surface very well.