Corrosion protection specialist Surface Processing Ltd (SPL) has announced the reintroduction of its electrophoretic – or e-coating – rust prevention service. The company previously offered e-coating to classic car owners, but was forced to withdraw from the market when the factory that it used closed down.

SPL now has exclusive access to a more modern facility, which it claims is flexible enough to take anything from individual panels to a full bodyshell. The plant is said to be the only type of its kind in the UK.

“E-coating is applied to the majority of the world’s new cars and is specifically designed to provide front line defence against mild steel corrosion,” explained SPL’s managing director Adrian McMurray. “Coupled with our fully immersive chemical cleaning process, which removes the majority of corrosion before the e-coating treatment, it is an excellent solution for ensuring the longevity of a steel-bodied car.”

SPL’s e-coating involves fully immersing a car’s bodyshell in a range of cleaning and phosphating solutions before passing into a 55,000-litre paint tank kept at 33°C. A current of around 400 volts is passed through the tank, causing the paint to uniformly bond to all areas of the shell. Details on 01384 242010 or at  www.surfaceprocessing.co.uk.