DIY Powder Coating
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I want to start powder coating my own parts and am wondering if anyone on here does it?
What gun do you have, how do you like it, what powder media do you use, what oven, and what technique do you use (baking time, temps, stuff like that)?
I'm honestly thinking about getting a Craftsman gun, old electric oven, and do my powder coating in the back room of our shop.
Also how bad are the fumes coming from the oven?
And should I not waste my time with the Craftsman gun? If so what gun should I look at?
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What gun do you have, how do you like it, what powder media do you use, what oven, and what technique do you use (baking time, temps, stuff like that)?
I'm honestly thinking about getting a Craftsman gun, old electric oven, and do my powder coating in the back room of our shop.
Also how bad are the fumes coming from the oven?
And should I not waste my time with the Craftsman gun? If so what gun should I look at?
Thanks in advance
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We have that eastwood kit and have used it on 90% of the powdered parts on my car. Some of the thicker metal stuff needed to be pre-heated before appplying the powder to it. Just buy a old used oven and go to town. The fumes arent bad out in the open air like in a shop.
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I bought the Eastwood gun the original not the dual voltage. I'm using a old oven I got off Craiglist. The hardest part IMO is not actually coating the part but getting it prepped and ready to coat. I bought a sandblasting cabinet that works well to prep the surface for items that have not already been coated or painted. Luckily I've just been coating parts for my own car and only a few were already coated and I got it off with Aircraft stripper.
It's fairly easy to do once you do it a few times and you will enjoy it. I bought a few powders from Eastwood but now I'm getting some stuff from Pendry Powder Coating.
I did all the stuff below on the cooler.
It's fairly easy to do once you do it a few times and you will enjoy it. I bought a few powders from Eastwood but now I'm getting some stuff from Pendry Powder Coating.
I did all the stuff below on the cooler.
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The above does look good, good job! Yeah with powder coating you want to make sure you get in all the corners and get a good prep with degreaser and sanding or sandblasting. Super easy to do, very gratifying as well.
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I bought a blasting cabinet last weekend ![Winky](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_wink.gif)
But yes I know the prep work will make or break the job in the end, just like a paint job. I only plan on coating a few things, but I know when I get it I'll probably coat everything haha
How do you bake them in the oven? Laying on a tray or hanging inside of the oven?
And what about the more delicate parts? Like calipers, do you tear them completely apart or bake them at a lower heat for a longer period of time?
Thanks for the replies guys
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But yes I know the prep work will make or break the job in the end, just like a paint job. I only plan on coating a few things, but I know when I get it I'll probably coat everything haha
How do you bake them in the oven? Laying on a tray or hanging inside of the oven?
And what about the more delicate parts? Like calipers, do you tear them completely apart or bake them at a lower heat for a longer period of time?
Thanks for the replies guys
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How do you bake them in the oven? Laying on a tray or hanging inside of the oven?
And what about the more delicate parts? Like calipers, do you tear them completely apart or bake them at a lower heat for a longer period of time?
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I bought a blasting cabinet last weekend ![Winky](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_wink.gif)
But yes I know the prep work will make or break the job in the end, just like a paint job. I only plan on coating a few things, but I know when I get it I'll probably coat everything haha
How do you bake them in the oven? Laying on a tray or hanging inside of the oven?
And what about the more delicate parts? Like calipers, do you tear them completely apart or bake them at a lower heat for a longer period of time?
Thanks for the replies guys
![Winky](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_wink.gif)
But yes I know the prep work will make or break the job in the end, just like a paint job. I only plan on coating a few things, but I know when I get it I'll probably coat everything haha
How do you bake them in the oven? Laying on a tray or hanging inside of the oven?
And what about the more delicate parts? Like calipers, do you tear them completely apart or bake them at a lower heat for a longer period of time?
Thanks for the replies guys
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Correct if not the powder coat will not adhere to the areas where paint is still on the part that is being coated, at least it hasn't for me but I'm no pro. I just strip the paint off then hit it with the sand blaster to give the surface a nice finish for the powder coat to stick to.
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I just got the same cabinet as DopeFedZ did. The inside measures 33 wide x 24 deep x 22 high (back) x 14 high (front) IIRC
Its pretty good sized, but the door is smaller than the working area, and it will not fit an 11" wide wheel
This week I'm going to order the kit from Craftsman and try it out. I'm getting a set of fabricated valve covers and am planning on coating them in black wrinkle, front spindles and calipers & hardware will be matte black, rear control arms I dunno about yet, but I have some plans to coat a bunch of stuff haha, my list keeps getting bigger. I just need to find a damn oven
Its pretty good sized, but the door is smaller than the working area, and it will not fit an 11" wide wheel
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This week I'm going to order the kit from Craftsman and try it out. I'm getting a set of fabricated valve covers and am planning on coating them in black wrinkle, front spindles and calipers & hardware will be matte black, rear control arms I dunno about yet, but I have some plans to coat a bunch of stuff haha, my list keeps getting bigger. I just need to find a damn oven
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Only problem is that I live in a small town and only seem to find things in the bigger places. Then I have to drive 75 miles each way in my dads truck that gets ~10 mpg.....you get my drift haha
I found a couple locally for $25-$50 so I'll see when they give me a call back
DopeFedZ What kind of media are you using? I have always used silica sand and its hard on the original material. I thought about getting some glass, but wasn't sure how well it works, or maybe some soda. I heard that soda works really well for removing paint, but not so much for heavy rust
I found a couple locally for $25-$50 so I'll see when they give me a call back
DopeFedZ What kind of media are you using? I have always used silica sand and its hard on the original material. I thought about getting some glass, but wasn't sure how well it works, or maybe some soda. I heard that soda works really well for removing paint, but not so much for heavy rust