Hey man, I see you posting in these forums all the time talking about powder coating. I went with Sherwin Williams auto paint for my current CB650 project, but for the CB750 I just bought I want to get into powder coating. What kind of setup to you use for the gun? Where do you get your powder, and what do you use to bake your parts? I got the sense that you do this stuff more in your garage with a home setup rather then at an auto shop, but maybe I'm way off. But anyways, I want to do this stuff for my next project and thought I'd see what you thought.
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Powder Coating Question for JRK5892 (Or anyone else)
- Thread starter Strife
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for all my small stuff I use a cheap 30$ toaster oven. (works great) I just did my master cylinder today. for powder I use powderbuythepound. so far no problems and my items come out flawless. for the gun I use the cheap harbor frieght gun. in the past 2 months I made my money back x2. I been coating just about everything. for my bigger stuff I use a regular oven. i'll post some pics tommorow. so far I've been using wet black and the S&S wrinkle black.
I use the Eastwood gun and their powder for now. I also here a lot of good things about Powderbythepound. I picked up a used oven for $100 bucks and a Harbor Freight dolly to move it from the storage shed when I need it (although its been in the garage for the last six months). This setup works great. I just picked up a non contact IR thermometer for $35 to check the oven temps a little more accurately. Have fun and remember to prep the parts correctly first.
Lou
Lou
The home style is good for small stuff but for a frame or other really large parts you are best to go to the pros.
I was able to get my frame blasted and powder coated black for under $100, looking back, I am glad I ponied up the cash as the finish is extremely durable and perfect for a frame. I paint most of my other stuff because I dont have the room for the oven etc. to DIY powder coat and it has worked well so far.
I was able to get my frame blasted and powder coated black for under $100, looking back, I am glad I ponied up the cash as the finish is extremely durable and perfect for a frame. I paint most of my other stuff because I dont have the room for the oven etc. to DIY powder coat and it has worked well so far.
Hmm, yea it's the frame/tank/seat that I would be really interested in doing myself if I was going to invest it it. Is it more a limitation just because of the size of the oven you would need in order to bake the larger parts, or does the actual powder coating process become more difficult as well?
boomshakalaka
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Strife said:Hmm, yea it's the frame/tank/seat that I would be really interested in doing myself if I was going to invest it it. Is it more a limitation just because of the size of the oven you would need in order to bake the larger parts, or does the actual powder coating process become more difficult as well?
I don know a ton about the subject, but I think youre right; the limiting factor is simply the size of the oven.
JRK5892 said:if you do it, get a decent gun i use a pro gun from eastwood. their east wood kit is not too bad either (the hobby gun) the harbor freight gun BLOWS, it is impossible to get good coverage at all... key is keeping your air lines dry! that is super important!
Thanks for the link man, I'm checking these guys out now. They have a lot of sweet stuff.
