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Originally Posted by ajmac
Powder coating is a waste of time for anything that you intend to use in anger! I powder coated a Triumph Spitfires front suspension componants and a Land-Rover Petrol tank and both rusted very badly as the coating holds in the damp in perfect corrosive environment! I would have thought that if tracks were coated at all (which I guess they were) that a type of chemical black would have been used. It is still done in the UK, I had a No4 Mk1 Enfield acid dipped and re-blacked about 10 years ago in Stourbridge, West Midlands.
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I agree with this entirely. Powder coating really isn't a good idea for exterior automotive applications. Powder coating is crap for vehicles because it chips easily, then flakes and water gets in and rots the piece out. I wouldn't even bother putting it anywhere near carrier track!! I've got a list of things you could waste your money on instead if your looking to do that...
I don't think they would have bothered with any rust-preventitive at all to be honest. The track would've been well worn out before rust became an issue to them. As has been said, carrier track polishes up nice when you run it through grass etc.