[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally Posted by Ian Comerford

I guess (could be wrong, please challenge..) that you shouldn’t paint/powdercoat/cerakote adjustable spring plates as they clamp together and any coating thicker than zinc plate or similar might compress and cause them to come loose. When I refurbished my suspension 12 years ago I had the spring plates zinc passivated and then recoat them in Waxoyl as part of winter maintenance. Other opinions are available….

Ian, this is correct for powder coating and IMHO, powder coating should never be on any 911. Cerakote is applied not quite plating lever thickness but very close. I have done many case stud sets (about to do another) in Cerakote. As you can see, threads are fine and you can even see the very fine banding on the case bolt shank. And this 914-6 suspension shows the weld detail and weld spatter in immaculate detail due to extremely thin but durable application. So for anything once painted black on a 911, I would always use Cerakote. Or single stage paint as available.

Hope you are well.