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Post by carlos4x4sand on Dec 7, 2003 20:26:01 GMT -5
What consists of this process? I think u sand it, paint it, then bake it, but im not really sure. Can this be done at home like in ur oven. Has anybody done this to parts to your truck? Thanks
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Post by 86taco on Dec 8, 2003 19:49:55 GMT -5
First off you have to have as clean of steel as possible so it will adhere well.. Yes it is sprayed on and then baked in a oven. I dont know aout doin' it in the kitchen oven though. Its not that expensive to have done. There are glossy textures ,semi-gloss and rough textures. I would find a company close to where you live and take yur parts there and just have them quote them. The only thing about powdercoating is that it cant get down into nooks and crannies or into hollow tubes. Unless they dip it in primer.
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Colotoyboy
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Post by Colotoyboy on Dec 8, 2003 20:05:41 GMT -5
With Powdercoating the piece is electrically charged, then painted, this way the paint adheres better and to all parts of the piece evenly. After this it is baked for a hard finish.
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MXjunk127
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Post by MXjunk127 on Dec 8, 2003 23:45:52 GMT -5
You can't do it in your kitchen, we use walk in ovens. It does get prety expensive, what do you want to powder coat?
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Post by 4xfred on Dec 9, 2003 22:31:25 GMT -5
;D First off, I agree w/MX. DO NOT do this in your kitchen oven!! The old lady/neighbors WILL get pissed off. This may be kinda long... When I lived in Co., I was buds w/the owner of & a bunch of guys who worked @a powdercoating shop. Along the way, I learned alot. Here's the basics: the piece is cleaned(blasted, scraped, sanded), then is cleaned in a solvent similar to Brakeleen. Once the part is clean, it goes to the booth where it's grounded to earth/the shop. This is usually by the hooks used to hang the part. The actual "powdercoating" material is then sprayed on the part. The powdercoat is a fine granular plastic type material that has an electrical charge . Naturally, it finds ground & "sticks" to the part. The part is then baked @ somewhere ?? over 350 degrees for an amount of time. How long I'm not sure. The end result is a part w/a coating that's damn near bulletproof. If done right, it'll outlast the part. Ok, now after all that, here's somewhere that can help. PLEASE heed the warning to have a seperate oven. Those cardboard pizzas will never taste the same!!! Later... www.eastwoodco.com |
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Post by DVSyota on Dec 10, 2003 1:04:47 GMT -5
nice description, 4xfred...my brother's in the business and he pretty much cescribed the ecact same process. and this is very much bulletproof. Youll notice many kinds of mudding/crawing rims are powdercoated, because it would take damn near an hour with a dremel to even scratch it. I am currently gettinga bull-bar powdercoated gloss black, hopefully will turn out pretty well. have had other things done, like my hi-lift (did it in black so it looks sick with the rest of the truck). its pretty cheap....free for me...id definitely recommend it for any application
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