Powder coating toy
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Burning Brakes
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From: spring branch texas
Powder coating toy
Just playing with my new eastman powder coating equipment, the brackets were done in the red anodized powder and the sway bar in chrome. I was hoping the chrome would come out a little better but looks pretty good for about $8
sorry guys just realized I was in the wrong forum
sorry guys just realized I was in the wrong forum
Last edited by js292; Mar 25, 2005 at 09:21 PM.
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From: chaparrell NM
Js292 this my help
hey to get the sway bar to come out more like chrome you need to ramp it up slow and bake it for 13 min at 400 but the key is to heat the part up slow to 400 and when you put the clear on it its going to dull a little ... i have a powder coating shop in elpaso tx and we were having problums with chrom too... as soon as i can figure out how to post a pic i have some of some chome i well post .. if you need any help let me know i well help thats how i got started buy talking to people and we make about 800 a week doing powder coating on the side (im in the army in korea right now and well be back in june my wife is doing all the coating right now) just trying to help
wbj
hey to get the sway bar to come out more like chrome you need to ramp it up slow and bake it for 13 min at 400 but the key is to heat the part up slow to 400 and when you put the clear on it its going to dull a little ... i have a powder coating shop in elpaso tx and we were having problums with chrom too... as soon as i can figure out how to post a pic i have some of some chome i well post .. if you need any help let me know i well help thats how i got started buy talking to people and we make about 800 a week doing powder coating on the side (im in the army in korea right now and well be back in june my wife is doing all the coating right now) just trying to help
wbj
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From: chaparrell NM
you can get a powder coating gun for about 60.00 from ebay and the oven you can get a small one from harbor fright for 300.00 but its small .. and the powder you can get from the internet at columbia coating.com dont for get you need to get the part to 400 deg not the oven if not the powder coat well not cure right if you want some more info on powder coating you can PM me
hope this helps
wbj
P.S. eastwood is really on prices
hope this helps
wbj
P.S. eastwood is really on prices
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Burning Brakes
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From: spring branch texas
Hey guys, I just bought one of the kits from eastman it was about $100 and the powders are between $8-$14, that was really my only expense as I work for a chemical manufacture and have access to the dust collector and a big a$$ pizza oven jd, actually LD85 I have a VWR industrial oven at work I use.
Powder coating on the side? It's a thought once I get better at it, the only part I don't like is the prep work, it's just like anything else you paint the job's only going to turn out as good as you prep it, luckly when my employee's aren't busy I have them do all the prep (perks of being the boss)
Powder coating on the side? It's a thought once I get better at it, the only part I don't like is the prep work, it's just like anything else you paint the job's only going to turn out as good as you prep it, luckly when my employee's aren't busy I have them do all the prep (perks of being the boss)
