POWDERCOATING

[Dieselsmoke]

Well, been giving a shot at powdercoating here lately and man I gotta say this is the most fun Ive ever had. The hardest part of course is prepping the materials, just like paint you will see grinder marks and scratches unless you're using the wrinkle or veined finishes. I'm trying to find some mlitary looking colors now<img src="emoticons/icon_smile_cool.gif" alt="Cool">
It's such a piece of cake to spray with little to no mess. For now I only have a small oven which is 18"x18"x18" as they are quite spendy the bigger you go but so far this has been a lot of fun!

 

[hot rod deuce]

would u wana practice on some street rod parts? i got a couple of caliper bracets on my t bucket that need somthing other than yellow and are hot rolled steel rather than cold roll and the chrome guy says thats too hard to polish


i dont know what the stuff cost though<img src="emoticons/icon_smile_shrug.gif" alt="Shrug">

 

[da_sgt]

Hey Bill, Did you get your powder coating stuff from Eastwood<img src="emoticons/icon_smile_question.gif" alt="Question"> How about a before and after pic<img src="emoticons/icon_smile_thumzup.gif" alt="Thumb Up">

 

[Dieselsmoke]

Hot Rod Deuce, you prep the parts and I'll coat em for ya. Not to be cocky but I'm getting pretty damn good at it<img src="emoticons/icon_smile_cool.gif" alt="Cool"><img src="emoticons/icon_smile_approve.gif" alt="Approve">
da_sgt, no, went with a basic pro system from Pendry, pricey but works pretty durn good. I'm having so much fun with this setup. Unfortunately the most expensive item is the cure oven, so right now the biggest oven I could afford is 18"x18"x18" which sounds small but you can fit some good size pieces in there if you're careful.

 

[da_sgt]

Still would like to see some pics Diesel<img src="emoticons/icon_smile_approve.gif" alt="Approve"><img src="emoticons/icon_smile_wink.gif" alt="Wink">

 

[Dieselsmoke]

I'll try to get some pics afetr this weekend, did a bunch of powdercoating this afternoon. Got a sled pull in Nevada this weekend so won't have much time until Monday.

 

[da_sgt]

Wow I did'nt even know it's been Snowing in Nevada <img src="emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smile"><img src="emoticons/icon_smile_wink.gif" alt="Wink"> Bring your mittens<img src="emoticons/icon_smile_wink.gif" alt="Wink">

 

[Dieselsmoke]

<img src="emoticons/icon_smile_disapprove.gif" alt="Disapprove">I gotta start saying truck pull instead of sled pull<img src="emoticons/icon_smile_rotfl.gif" alt="ROTFL">