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OT: Powder coating for dummies |
ninefourteener |
May 8 2006, 12:06 PM
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Perfectly Normal Guy :) Group: Members Posts: 1,216 Joined: 3-June 03 From: St. Louis, MO Member No.: 779 |
So yesterday I was in Sears getting a new wheel for my lawnmower (don't ask)..... and I came across a powder coating gun for like $130 (ish) dollars.
Plus, I saw the little "packets" of colored powder for next to nothing..... and I thought to myself... "Is it really this easy and cheap"??? Am I missing something? I really know nothing about powder coating, other than the awesome final product. Is it really this easy? Am I missing something? I thought about powder coating the original wheels on the WRX in a satin black.... is a $130 gun, and a few packets of "black" all I need??? ----confused..... |
TonyAKAVW |
May 8 2006, 12:48 PM
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That's my ride. Group: Members Posts: 2,151 Joined: 17-January 03 From: Redondo Beach, CA Member No.: 166 Region Association: None |
I have a gun that I bought at Harbor Freight and it works fine. I live near the beach, and I can really tell a difference on a humid day. The static charge dissipates over a shorter distance.
Baking the parts is really the most tricky step. I use a propane space heater and some pieces of sheet metal to form a quasi-oven and it seems to work well with some patience and attention. I'm probalby not getting the exact 400 degrees for 20 minutes, but it is close enough. Occasionally I will over heat the parts and th powder can look a little burned. Surface preparation like with any other coating is really important. -Tony |
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