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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dogfishlake" data-source="post: 40101" data-attributes="member: 4930"><p>Hi new here but I,ve been down this road too. bobcat,s problem (and most others too) with powder coat is not the coating, it's the hot rolled plate it is put on top of. The failure between the actual steel and the bluish grey scale on the plate takes the powder layer off with it. I think whatever you do will hold up better if you sandblast the parts white clean and properly topcoat. I blasted the arms, cab, bucket, rear door and other small stuff on my 773 and then re-powder coated them (it's what I do)and they were awsome. Paint wii work fine too, just get the prep right- farm enamel works great believe it or not as long as you use the hardener and when you are done use spray wax on it. Sounds crazy but if you can give your kids 5 bucks to spray wax(auto parts store stuff) your machine once in a while, you will be amazed at how long it holds up. This is also great for those powder coated machines before the big chunks start rusting off- it needs an oxygen barrier. Hope this helps, good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>