Thread: Is powder coating and annodizing worthwhile?
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Re: Is powder coating and annodizing worthwhile?
Here are the situations I think this is worthwhile in:

1) Your robot is going to be competing on the national stage, and you want to be identifiable and memorable.

2) You feel that having a more professional looking robot will bring in more sponsors/new members/supporters.

In Formula SAE, most teams powder coat their chassis. The reason for this is that the overall basis of our competition is to 'sell' our design for a small production racecar. If we didn't have to sell our design, it would be tempting to ignore it altogether to save a bit of weight and time (every gram counts).

Don't let pretty things distract you from your engineering goals, unless they give you some advantage (if it is a non-engineering advantage, it is just as important).
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