Very inexpensive to get started with. Went to the local thrift store
and found the largest oven they had, paid $25 for it.
But, there is a nothing like powder coating. Very durable finish.
Looks great. immune to a number of solvents and hard to stain.
Clean-up is a breeze. We powder coat over the top of a garbage can
lid. Any of the excess we simply pour back into the container.
Cleaning the gun is as simple as a bit of air into the appropiate
orfices and store until next time.
Once coated, bake at 425 until the powder melts, then an additional
20 minutes. Let cool and you are ready to go. Also much fatster
than spray bombing or loading up a paint gun.
There are a HUGE variety in colors also available. Edlebrock has
released a manifold with a powdercoat finish that looks like polished
aluminum. Or, using a transparent powdercoat over a polished item
looks GREAT!!! Mirror finish, high gloss, satin and flat finishes
are all available.
We powdercoat all of our suspension stuff, as well as all engine
brackets, pans, interior bits and the like. We recently did a set of
vale covers for a Ford 3.8 v6. Powdercoated mirror black, then
removed the powercoat from the raised Ford emblem. Came out looking
very nice.
Just wish I could work with larger items. The only thing missing is
an oven large enough to handle some of the larger pieces.
Now for the down side.
As with any coating process, the parts must be CLEAN!! We used to
sandblast all parts, now we wire brush all but the heavily rusted
bits.
Don't like to color. This stuff is very durable, hence it is a pain
to get off. We have not tried paint removers and the like. A wire
brush or sand blaster will remove it, but it takes a while to do so.
Touch ups. Powdercoating over an existing powdercoat finish has
resulted in a grainer, less smooth finish. Initial power coat is
VERY smooth with no runs or sags. But trying to touch up a chip or a
piece that you have had to modify is dificult without removing all of
the powder coat. Traditional paint will work, but the situtation
will dictate what is best.
Overall, go for it. You will be glad you did.
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Thanks, Phil
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