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First time I have ever powder coated. What do you all think?

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    First time I have ever powder coated. What do you all think?

    Hey everyone Just posting to see what everyone thinks. I just bought a powder coat machine and used it for the first time yesterday and coated my sandblasted valve cover. Let me know what you guys think. Remember its my first time ever powder coating anything. I might start coating alot of underhood parts if the valve cover hold up to my driving for a week or so.

    Last edited by Chris2388; 05-01-2011, 08:09 PM.
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    Nice man its gonna get dirty real quick all the more reason for you to get back in there and powdercoat again great job

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      #3
      Shit don't look bad at all man. How about some info on the powder coat setup. What cost? Where to get? Hard to use?

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        #4
        Looks great! I've seen a fairly inexpensive powder coating system at my local Harbor Freight Tools store and have thought of buying it to play around with.What kind of setup did you use?

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          Originally posted by pninja82 View Post
          Looks great! I've seen a fairly inexpensive powder coating system at my local Harbor Freight Tools store and have thought of buying it to play around with.What kind of setup did you use?
          I bought the kit From harbor freight for 79 bucks. I also bought the powder from them aswell but will be getting it else where due to quaity and price. Useing it is very easy just make sure to do all the prep work on the metal your coating. It took me no more then about 45 min to do the valve cover not including the sandblasting but i did preheat the valve cover to outgas it and to help with filling the valleys.
          Last edited by Chris2388; 05-01-2011, 09:36 PM.
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            Originally posted by h22sparkle View Post
            Nice man its gonna get dirty real quick all the more reason for you to get back in there and powdercoat again great job
            My only complaint is I wish they had a clear powder coat in stock because I noticed that this powder coat paint they have is very soft. So im pretty sure this is a base coat that needs a top coat. But like i said this is only my first try my next try will be with quailty powder from a good company Caswell inc. If i get good at this with my own parts I might start doing it for fellow CB7 tunners Aslong as its ok with Deevs. I have to look thru the rules on becoming a seller or something.
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              Awesome.Maybe Ill grab the system sometime and do some online research on powder coating.A local member who recently moved away did a lot of powder coating and it looks great.Thanks for the info on the alternative powder seller.Hope all goes well for you if you plan on pursuing it.One last question, what kind of oven did you use?

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                I used my house oven But I highly recomend not doing this as the smoke and fumes are not for the faint of heart and your pizza will never taste the same. What im doing is buying a used one off like craigslist or at a yard sale and wireing up my garage with a the needed electrical socket. Pros to this is you can also cook some late night snacks while working on your car
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                  Originally posted by Chris2388 View Post
                  I used my house oven But I highly recomend not doing this as the smoke and fumes are not for the faint of heart and your pizza will never taste the same. What im doing is buying a used one off like craigslist or at a yard sale and wireing up my garage with a the needed electrical socket. Pros to this is you can also cook some late night snacks while working on your car
                  you wont be the first bro. hell, I have a second fridge in my garage stocked with nothing but booze, just for "prep" nights before shows and for when I working on peoples cars.....

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                    A buddy of mine built his own powder coating oven out of cement board and toaster guts. Worked well. I've been wanting to do it myself. He just left it in his girlfriend's back yard, covered in a tarp.






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                      Deevs Pm me if you would like anything Coated. On me for this great Forum.
                      92 CB7 F22 5 speed.

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                        I agree with NOT using your cooking oven! Im pretty sure this is something Ill try in the near future.Thanks for the heads up again.

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                          #13
                          not bad...looks good but yea gonna get dirty fast with white... but hey you own a tools so do it again..lol.. but yea good job..


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                            Post a pic of the machine you are using..

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                              take a up close up picture....

                              looks pretty decent for a DIY job.

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