None of this is required — bring the parts and it gets sorted out here. But every item
below either speeds the job up or changes the quote, so it is worth five minutes.
Take off anything that cannot take 400°F
Bearings, seals, rubber bushings, plastic trim, decals, adhesives, wiring and
electronics all have to come off before a part goes in the oven. Tires come off
wheels, and so do valve stems and TPMS sensors. If you are not sure how far to strip
something down, send photos first rather than guessing.
Say what must stay bare
Threads, bearing bores, sealing faces and machined surfaces get masked so they stay
to size — but only if we know they matter. Mark them, or point them out on drop-off.
Coating is real film thickness, and a coated bore is a scrapped part.
Bring the color reference, not a description
A physical sample, a manufacturer paint code or a printed swatch all work.
A phone photo is the weakest input there is, because screens and camera white
balance shift color badly. See custom
color matching for how a match is actually sourced.
Say what the part is and what it does
Steel, aluminum and cast parts get different blast media, and a part that lives
outdoors or under a vehicle earns a zinc-rich
primer that a garage-kept part does not need. Naming the vehicle or the machine
tells us more than a description of the finish.