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Because of this thread I picked up an Eastwood powder coat gun.The place here just had the guns not the kitsSo I'm now looking for some silicone plugs and heat resistant masking tape that won't cost mega bucks to ship to Victoria.
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Any one have a technique for cooling fins? Looks good from the top or at an angle like you would if it was on a bike, if you look from the side the powder never got to the inside of the fins, way back in there. There must be some way to do it right, this is OK for a DIY on a daily rider bike but if someone was doing it for a customer it wouldn't cut it.
Any ideas?
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Originally posted by tkent02 View PostHow is the learning curve? I have an engine I'm rebuilding now, and a couple complete bikes that need to be rebeautified.
I do my own paint, I'm getting pretty good at it.
Can I just buy the Eastwood gun and go to town or will there be a lot of ugly parts made before the good ones start to happen? I know it's all in the prep like anything else, but is it tricky? Any down side to it?
I'm sitting on the fence between doing this now and continuing with spray cans of epoxy paint, engine paint, caliper paint.
It seems like with these projects lined up, now is a good time to start. I have a toaster oven to use, and there's a full sized electric kitchen oven down the street for free….
Or do I need something better?
This bike would have looked a lot better If I had powdercoated everything…
Of course it would have looked a lot better if I had painted all those parts, too.1981 GS1100E
1982 GS1100E
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." Aristotle
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Been doing this for a couple years now, experimented on scrap parts and done some good ones, but these are my first cylinders. Pressure washed them thoroughly, some paint remover and pressure washed again. No out gassing, so I'm happy with the results, but have you got any advice about the cooling fins?
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Originally posted by tkent02 View PostBeen doing this for a couple years now, experimented on scrap parts and done some good ones, but these are my first cylinders. Pressure washed them thoroughly, some paint remover and pressure washed again. No out gassing, so I'm happy with the results, but have you got any advice about the cooling fins?1981 GS1100E
1982 GS1100E
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." Aristotle
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Originally posted by metalfab View PostCooling fins are tough, you need a fan pattern, and use the fan to get between the fins.
It's good enough for this bike but I just want to know if there's a better technique for next time.
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Originally posted by tkent02 View PostThat would work spraying paint, but the powder just kind of falls out of the gun in a cloud which attracts itself to the metal by it's static charge. It doesn't really shoot out like paint. It attracts itself to the tips of the fins and doesn't make it down into the deep valleys between them.
It's good enough for this bike but I just want to know if there's a better technique for next time.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9zH8w8Civs8ejBJWjdvYi1LNTg&resourcekey=0-hlJp0Yc4K_VN9g7Jyy4KQg&authuser=fussbucket_1%40msn.com&usp=drive_fs
1983 GS750ED-Horsetraded for the Ironhead
1981 HD XLH
Drew's 850 L Restoration
Drew's 83 750E Project
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