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airspeedx3(at)yahoo.com
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 Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:51 am Post subject: powder coating little parts |
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Kolb group,
Good morning. I was wondering if anyone has ever tried using one of those inexpensive
"powdercoat at home" things? I have seen them advertized for about $50, and then you buy the
powder color you want. Thank you for your help.
Dudley
Building a MkIII
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| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:55 am Post subject: Re: powder coating little parts |
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The trick isn't putting it on....it's "curing" it. ( 400 degrees/20 min ? )
You don't wanna use yer house oven.
Gotta Fly...
Mike & "Jaz" in MN - FSII / White Epoxy
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mdnanwelch7(at)hotmail.co
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| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:20 am Post subject: powder coating little parts |
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Nope, don't want to use the wife's house oven, again. Did that with some fiberglass parts I was trying to cure in a hurry. (non-flying stuff parts...halloween mask, caught on fire, bad idea, anyway, forget the house oven idea.) Too much smoke!! (the halloween mask came out kind of scary, with all the burn marks!!)
But, I HAVE heard using a propane grill can work very well. Yes, it WILL get to 400 degrees. And, according to what I heard, the propane's heat is very good on the powder-paint. Just suspend the pieces, crank it to high, watch the temp gauge and the timer.
Of course, a guy could pick up a cheapo electric oven at a surplus yard. It doesn't have to look very good, just heat fairly accurately.
I guess the main question I had is if anyone owns one of these low budget powdercoat kits, or, as usual, they're just crap, and you get what you pay for, like always.
Mike Welch
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herbgh(at)nctc.com
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| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:08 am Post subject: powder coating little parts |
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Justa guess Mike---but if you take a lot of little parts to a coater
and tell him any color but pink; then he might give you a break as he
could include them in with bigger , better paying jobs ? Frugal Herb
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Nope, don't want to use the wife's house oven, again. Did that with
some fiberglass parts I was trying to cure in a hurry. (non-flying
stuff parts...halloween mask, caught on fire, bad idea, anyway,
forget the house oven idea.) Too much smoke!! (the halloween mask
came out kind of scary, with all the burn marks!!)
But, I HAVE heard using a propane grill can work very well. Yes, it
WILL get to 400 degrees. And, according to what I heard, the
propane's heat is very good on the powder-paint. Just suspend the
pieces, crank it to high, watch the temp gauge and the timer.
Of course, a guy could pick up a cheapo electric oven at a surplus
yard. It doesn't have to look very good, just heat fairly accurately.
I guess the main question I had is if anyone owns one of these low
budget powdercoat kits, or, as usual, they're just crap, and you get
what you pay for, like always.
Mike Welch
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captainron1(at)cox.net
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| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:20 am Post subject: powder coating little parts |
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I powder coated my cage, later I discovered the wonderful world of epoxy two part paints. If I were to do it again the two part epoxy primer would be my choice. That is one tough coating, like glue and paint in one. Very resistant to everything and strong.
Ron
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The trick isn't putting it on....it's "curing" it. ( 400 degrees/20 min ? )
You don't wanna use yer house oven.
Gotta Fly...
Mike & "Jaz" in MN - FSII / White Epoxy
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| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 11:01 am Post subject: Re: powder coating little parts |
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Which two part primer and paint did you have such good results with Ron ? I see several of them advertised, but don't know which one is best.
Mike
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| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:14 pm Post subject: powder coating little parts |
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I had very good results with the 2 part white paint, too, and it's easy
to repair. Seems like I got mine from Jim &
Dondi. Lar.
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Which two part primer and paint did you have such good results with Ron ? I see several of them advertised, but don't know which one is best.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:03 pm Post subject: powder coating little parts |
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This is horrible but I can't remember the Manufacturer. I can see it in my mind's eye exactly where the cans sit on my work table 1200 miles away from here, but can't remember the name. However a few years ago we spoke about powder coating and I did name the epoxy. Somewhere in the library there is a mention of that manufacturer. I can say this, if you leave the crap in one of those little clear plastic cups it will melt it. Its some strong stuff and you ought to use a respirator, I do.
Ron (Txaz)
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Which two part primer and paint did you have such good results with Ron ? I see several of them advertised, but don't know which one is best.
Mike
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HShack(at)aol.com
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| Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:41 pm Post subject: powder coating little parts |
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A friend has one; does good on small parts.
Howard Shackleford
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powder color you want. Thank you for your help.
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