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05-12-2018, 01:34 PM | #1 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Suffolk
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| 1st attempt at power coating
So, as some of you might remember I bought an Eastwood powder coating kit. Well today was my first attempt at it. So the guinea pig was a scalerfab bumper from my SCX10.2. The "bedliner" was already coming off so I figured, "why not?" Untitled by JASON MCKIMMEY, on Flickr So I had an old gravity feed sand blasting rig after a few minutes with that all the "bedliner" was gone. Untitled by JASON MCKIMMEY, on Flickr I cleaned it with some brake cleaner then baked it for about 15 minutes at 450 then cleaned it again and applied the powder. It was a lot easier than I thought. Just need to make sure you have a good flashlight to check for coverage. Popped it in the oven at 450 till it glazed then dropped it to 400 and bake for 20 minutes. Untitled by JASON MCKIMMEY, on Flickr And here is the finished product. It's not perfect. Got a couple pits and one what looks to be a fish eye. But not bad for the first attempt I think. Untitled by JASON MCKIMMEY, on Flickr Untitled by JASON MCKIMMEY, on Flickr Last edited by JDM74; 05-12-2018 at 01:53 PM. |
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05-12-2018, 01:53 PM | #2 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Suffolk
Posts: 838
| Re: 1st attempt at power coating
Here it is mounted up. The only holes I had to clean up were the ones where the shackles are mounted. Untitled by JASON MCKIMMEY, on Flickr |
05-13-2018, 06:31 PM | #3 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Danish badlands
Posts: 761
| Re: 1st attempt at power coating
I have literally spent tonnes of powder coat and thats manual applied with 1 gun, and i have yet to put too much of it on something. My favorite guns = Wagner, my hate guns = Nordson. My hate job, running the automated line when that painter was out sick, aside for propelling myself along i do not like any mechanical / digital help so needless to say painting robots / CNC lathes - mills - grinders ASO i also stay clear off, using my other educations. |
05-14-2018, 03:02 PM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2008 Location: Baltimore
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| Re: 1st attempt at power coating
You've got a great result ! I've used the technique of Acetone to clean, then a "dry" run in the oven to bake off any impurities. Let the part cool down to just " luke warm", hit it w/ the PC then back into the oven. Last edited by BigSki; 05-15-2018 at 12:53 PM. |
05-15-2018, 12:00 PM | #5 |
Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PA
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| Re: 1st attempt at power coating
That looks good! Nice work.
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05-22-2018, 08:25 AM | #6 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Madison
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| Re: 1st attempt at power coating
That looks like great results! When do you start taking orders? I got a bumper from Scaler Fab and the bed liner they put on flaked off with a strong fart. It didn't seem like it was prepped properly. I asked them why they don't powder coat their metal items and they said they're not set up for it. I really think they should for the type of parts they have. I also think they should let you know how easy the bed liner flakes off. I would have just bought a raw material bumper and done it myself. Now, I want a powder coater again... thanks. Is that just a toaster oven you had laying around? |
05-22-2018, 10:14 AM | #7 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Suffolk
Posts: 838
| Re: 1st attempt at power coating
Yeah, toaster oven and the better of the 2 eastwood kits. I’m just using the sample powder that came with it right now. I did all the cast parts on my hpi venture and they turned out even better. I have a thread in the venture section.
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07-03-2018, 12:32 AM | #8 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Hinesville
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| Re: 1st attempt at power coating
That looks an excellent result! Well done.
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12-22-2018, 04:14 PM | #9 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Suffolk
Posts: 838
| Re: 1st attempt at power coating
Update, got a textured style powder. It turned out pretty good too. Untitled by JASON MCKIMMEY, on Flickr Mounted up: Untitled by JASON MCKIMMEY, on Flickr |
12-23-2018, 07:57 PM | #10 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Suffolk
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| Re: 1st attempt at power coating
Powder was applied using this gun: https://www.eastwood.com/dual-voltag...owder-gun.html Those tires are the Pro-line, non XL super swampers. |
12-23-2018, 08:52 PM | #11 |
Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PA
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| Re: 1st attempt at power coating
Looks great! I bet that feels rewarding! Nice job.
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01-01-2019, 04:42 AM | #12 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Woody point
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| Re: 1st attempt at power coating
very cool mate, well done. sure beats the terrible paint some companies apply
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