has anyone tried powdercoating with the kit you can buy and with an old house oven to bake with? If so was it worth it? Thanks
Powder Coating
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A few members on the forum including myself, d.jack and timsyfz powder...
Its harder than it looks. I started with the cheep HF gun and it was okay but our new hot coats gun is way better.
Remember if you bake powder in the oven it can never be used for food again.
make sure you prep the parts really well and buy quality powder!
Any questions feel free to ask....
Its harder than it looks. I started with the cheep HF gun and it was okay but our new hot coats gun is way better.
Remember if you bake powder in the oven it can never be used for food again.
make sure you prep the parts really well and buy quality powder!
Any questions feel free to ask....
i do it using a caswell plating coater ( preferred over the hot coat/dept store coaters since it has adjustable Kv settings and not much more costly either ) and use an old electro house oven. things turn out great as long as they are well prepped ( sandblasted then cleaned with an acetone based spray cleaner ) and cured properly. this summer i will be building a bigger oven so I can start doing chopper frames etc 
its a bit intimidating the first time you do it but you'll be spitting out parts within 45min that look way better than spray bombing!!
its a bit intimidating the first time you do it but you'll be spitting out parts within 45min that look way better than spray bombing!!
whops, I forgot regal does it also...But yet it is a bit intimidating at first but once you get the hang of it you can just knock parts out in no time. What used to take me 20 minutes to spray a good even coat on take me 5 minutes now.
Also about the oven it has to be electric. You cant use a gas oven...
Also about the oven it has to be electric. You cant use a gas oven...
If i were to buy a system now starting i wouldnt even bother with the harbor freight or department store gun. sure its ok, but it doesnt spray the dowder even at all. I just got a Hot Coat gun from another member, and I love it. my next gun will be the one he has now.
This is a good kit to get if you are starting, because it comes with pretty much everything but an oven to bake in, and a parts cleaner.
http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/...UCT&iMainCat=459&iSubCat=460&iProductID=16394
This is a good kit to get if you are starting, because it comes with pretty much everything but an oven to bake in, and a parts cleaner.
http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/...UCT&iMainCat=459&iSubCat=460&iProductID=16394
well my dad powerder coats and we just built a new 350x atc and he powder coats his swinger in out home oven and we have fixed lots of food in it sense???whats the prob with that??? u got me curious
are you serious? whats wrong with that? the fumes are toxic. thats why it says bake in a well ventalated area. every place i have ever seen that sell powder coating says you must have a dedicated oven to do it in. thats juts crazy. your dad need to buy you guys a new home oven.
well he had just a crap oven that he got for free but it wouldnt do all the funtions he needed it to..soo he just used our oven for it......thats weird..the food never tasted bad or nothin seemd to be wrong....for most of the stuff he does which is just small stuff like pegs and brackets and stuff like that he uses just a small like 1X1 oven(1ft by 1ft)
I PC all my own stuff.
I got my kit and powder from Eastwood.
You might as well get a sandblaster too because it's the easiest way to get your stuff completely clean. Be sure to wipe them down after blasting and you should get really good results.
I got my kit and powder from Eastwood.
You might as well get a sandblaster too because it's the easiest way to get your stuff completely clean. Be sure to wipe them down after blasting and you should get really good results.
I didnt know you PC'd Paulie...
Anyways, the powder is highly toxic. I would really get a new oven for your house and stop making food in it....Just because you cant taste it, does not mean that its not bad for you. Asbestos is horrible for you and you dont know its hurting you till its too late.
Replace that oven soon, I would hate to see something happen to you or your family because of it.
Anyways, the powder is highly toxic. I would really get a new oven for your house and stop making food in it....Just because you cant taste it, does not mean that its not bad for you. Asbestos is horrible for you and you dont know its hurting you till its too late.
Replace that oven soon, I would hate to see something happen to you or your family because of it.
Thanks for in info. Sand blaster we used our sponsors and I used to paint cars, so hopefuly it's close. Has any one tried the candy coating by using chrome powder under the final color?
any candy color is a 3 step process. the base (real color) the candy (makes it sparkel) and the clear (protects everything) its alot of work, and i have never tried it.
You could do a whole frame w one lb of powder if your gun spays the powder nice and does not dump powder out....
Me and Dave make 1 lb of powder go quite a long way.
Me and Dave make 1 lb of powder go quite a long way.
I've been coating for about 4 years and I started small with a hobby gun which I still use and a toaster oven and worked my way up to a 7'x3'x3' oven. I love doing it but it does take some talent, patience, attention to detail, and LOTS of GOOOD PREP WORK!! Prepwork is the key period... the powder and oven do the rest. Do lots of research and plan well and you will be successful at it.
Actually candies are only a 2-stage process and not really that difficult after you learn the different techniques. You don't have to clear coat over the top of a candy because a candy IS a clearcoat, it's a "color-tinted" clearcoat powder.
If you don't have a gun that has adjustable voltage then you have to be a good hotflocker, which means shooting the clear/candy on while the part is hot.
Actually candies are only a 2-stage process and not really that difficult after you learn the different techniques. You don't have to clear coat over the top of a candy because a candy IS a clearcoat, it's a "color-tinted" clearcoat powder.
If you don't have a gun that has adjustable voltage then you have to be a good hotflocker, which means shooting the clear/candy on while the part is hot.
