Zinc Plating vs Powder coated or Something Else?

[BrianS]

Powdercoating looks great on the shelving and bottle stack trays.  Also the bottle stack faceplate looks good with powder coating as well.  Do a search on offgassing, there are a number of threads on it on the site. I ran into it with my first powder coating experience and its a lesson to avoid.  With proper treating of any galvanized surfaces you can eliminate the issue.  I ended up using a muratic acid bath to pretreat my stuff - I believe credit for the tip goes to a post by Signguy (John) - and it yielded great results.  Once you pick up your first batch of powdercoated stuff you will be glad you went that route.

[Jonathan816]

Thanks for all the info, I really appreciate it all.

[Pat Pixley]

There is also a powder coat primer  made to stop the off gassing , and they also make a forgiving powder coat for offgassing .
they are coming out with new thing all the time in this field.

[Jonathan816]

Anyone know what on average it should cost to get all 10 shelves of a VMC 110 done?

[jholmgren]

My guess would be around $150-$200 or so, depending on where you live.  I just had my Glasco slider rack blasted and coated by a local shop, that cost me $100.  Shelves are pretty flat and easy to work on so labor shouldn't be too bad.

Jim

[Jonathan816]

My guess would be around $150-$200 or so, depending on where you live.  I just had my Glasco slider rack blasted and coated by a local shop, that cost me $100.  Shelves are pretty flat and easy to work on so labor shouldn't be too bad.

Jim

Lord, my guy quoted me $26 a shelf... in ultra chrome and clear coat...  trying to price around....

[SIGNGUY]

Yeah Id shop around ...
I'm paying around 75-100 Cash for parts for one machine
which is all bottle shelves, shoes, backspine,cabinet and face plate

[Zerbie]

I used to use Zinc Plating the shelves and bottle stack shoes where the bottle sits before a vend, but have switched to powder coating.

the zinc would look awesome at first but after exposure to the cold and moisture it starts to breakdown and looks chalky and gross...

Powdercoating has been the way to go for me over the last few years and so far still looks great!

Signguy, is this what you're calling the bottle stack shoe?

[Jim]

Zerbie,

The part circled is a bottle gate and should not be sent to a zinc-plater unless he knows exactly what he is doing or else the process will destroy these ! ! !
The roller pins should be removed prior to and restoration process utilized on the bottle gates...

[Zerbie]

Thanks Jim! How are the roller pins removed? Do you buy new roller pins (assuming they're available for sale)?

Is the bottle stack shoe that Signguy mentioned the same part as the bottle gate? What do you do with the arms? Powder coat, re-zinc (if needed), polish up, etc?