yep defenatly take the bearings out first ..
my coater is also a sand blaster so it was very easy .. just be carefull of what they call out gassing which will cause little bubbles in the coating .. make sure its cleaned of all oil and dirt or it will happen


Beanie

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'65 NCF MINI.....
'69 MINIMATIC.... 9 year resto still on the go

Only trouble with powder coat is it fades and goes chalky after a while.. I paint all my stuff but then I have access to all of the right equipment to do it properly.. I guess the key is whatever way you choose, clean it up and do it the right way

Well the whole engine is going to be 42 yr old brand new in everyway I can do it.. Hell the whole car is going to be as good as brand new.. No bearing will be old no seal will be old everything will be pulled apart and rebuilt so I'm not worried about that side of thing, so long as powercoating won't warp the housing and it will still look good in 2yrs time..
I've got 4 housings so I'll pick the best and take it to the soda blaster with the wheels I'm getting done

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1973 Solid side Leyland Mini Panelvan 1100 in Hairy Lime(Elma)
1976 Clubby project in progress
1966 Morris Mini Deluxe in need of a full resto
1971 Mini K Garden Art