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Unread 17-05-2008, 21:19
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Re: Painting

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Originally Posted by CraigHickman View Post
254 uses powder coating
yes, we use powder coating on the larger parts such as our frame, elevator and carriage assembly. however, most of the smaller parts are anodized

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Originally Posted by CraigHickman View Post
as long as you do your CAD work before building, you shouldn't need to make last minute changes, right?
i like to think of them as improvements, rather than changes

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Originally Posted by acdcfan259 View Post
But i look at all the scratches on the robot and i realize that about 40-50% of the paint woul be scratched off. It would look like it went through hell and back.
Actually, our 2008 robot still looks good and mostly scratch free (at least it did at championships-who knows what pink's done with it since)

Last edited by NickE : 17-05-2008 at 21:41.
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