FEELER: Powder coating

[PatrickJohnson]

I'm thinking seriously about investing in a powder coating setup and I was wondering if anyone here would be interested in having some parts powdercoated for free so i can get a feel for the equipment and for practice. It's quite simple to do, so I don't think the quality will suffer from my newb-ness. Interest?

[mikenacarato]

im local, and wanting to find a powdercoater! if you need to test on parts, ill help out ;)

[cali yaris]

yeah you guys should hook up for sure!

I might have some parts to do, but I would pay for the work if it's reasonable.

candy blue supercharger anyone? :biggrin:

[mikenacarato]

yeah you guys should hook up for sure!

:biggrin:

well im not really into THAT sorT of thing garm....but im all in for meeting new people :w00t:

[PatrickJohnson]

alright, it may be a couple months before I get the equipment, I'll keep you guys posted...

[jetaimejsc]

i would help out too, murfreesboro is not far from me, would not mind the road trip up there!

[fortknox82]

Not to rain on anyones parade but i got into powdercoating back like 10-15yrs ago when it was starting to get popular through Eastwood for the common man. I have one of their kits and pretty much a well trained monkey can do it. Though I will admit a more high powered electric box on the newer commercialized models is a better setup. But for the low production stuff this one works fine.

Its funny someone brought this up as I was thinking about offering my services to people on the forum. I have to measure out this new oven I got though as I have not used it and im not sure how big I can go. I know in an old tiny oven i use to be able to do 16" rims this one is bigger so i think i can go 17" rims.

The thing with powder coating is stripping the material you are working with. Whether it be aircraft stripper or a bead blaster you gotta get it down to the raw surface for best results. Ive tried to powder over a painted surface or even an already powdered surface and its pretty tough with the "beginner" kit per say. But ive done it and its fun.

A nice super hard finish that will last a lifetime.

If you are going to get into this please make sure to do your research and get a good higher level kit.

[SAKU]

i'm down for a powder coated valve cover :)