Those of you who do your own powder coating….

[tkent02]

Nicely done....

I am sending you all my parts.....

now if your oven was only big enough to fit a bike rim......

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It will be, there's an electric kitchen oven on it's way here, I can build an insulated half box type thing to sit on the open oven door which will make it big enough to do wheels.

For now I need to be content with toaster oven sized pieces.

[tkent02]

Easy easy easy:

[Seaking]

Very nicely done! Good on ya!

My plan is to suspend some parts to powder then transfering them to the pizza size toaster oven.. How easy is it to knock the powder off if you accidently tap the item on a hard surface while transfering? Most of the flat parts I'm doing can be laid flat on the rack and powdered, but the 'all around' small parts I am thinking of making some kind of support, something like a rotisery stand so it can be powdered on it and transfered to the oven..

[tkent02]

The powder falls off is you bonk it on something, or if you brush against it. No big deal, just hit it again. I've been using regular masking tape, just remove it before it goes in the oven. Even doing that I haven't knocked the powder off except one time. Pizza size would be better, probably big eough for a valve cover, what about an engine case?

[Seaking]

Thanks for the info.. I'm picking up my powder coat kit next week.. only had a chance to use a friend's unit to see how it all worked.

On my GS650G engine, the valve cover doesn't fit by that -> <- much.. can't close the door.. but the side engine covers do well.. The oven I have is 12" deep, 13" wide and 7" high from the bottom most rack. Good for now.. Electric ovens are easy and cheap to come by around here, $10 or free will get you a decent one if you don't mind it not having working burners on top, just the working oven Just need to find space to park it in the garage now..

[GateKeeper]

Easy easy easy:

Whats your address again.....

Those look great, the mate black would look great on my gloss black engine on my FZ project.....

did you mask off the lettering ?

what is your prep, just wire wheel, or sand blasting, or a combination..

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[tkent02]

Thanks for the info.. I'm picking up my powder coat kit next week.. only had a chance to use a friend's unit to see how it all worked.

On my GS650G engine, the valve cover doesn't fit by that -> <- much.. can't close the door.. but the side engine covers do well.. The oven I have is 12" deep, 13" wide and 7" high from the bottom most rack. Good for now.. Electric ovens are easy and cheap to come by around here, $10 or free will get you a decent one if you don't mind it not having working burners on top, just the working oven Just need to find space to park it in the garage now..

I've been watching Craig's, there's a guy here that says he has a free one but I haven't heard from him for a few days. I'm parking the oven on the back porch of th bike garage, don't have space and don't need the fumes inside. I need to put in a 220 outlet for it too.

Did you go with the Eastwood kit?

[tkent02]

Whats your address again.....

Those look great, the mate black would look great on my gloss black engine on my FZ project.....

did you mask off the lettering ?

what is your prep, just wire wheel, or sand blasting, or a combination..

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Those I didn't prep at all, just wiped them down with Acetone and preheated to outgass any oils or anything in the pores of the metal. The lettering, didn't mask it at all, just wiped the powder off with a wet finger before curing it. That ignition cover is broken, we dropped the 550 engine on it last week. It has a big crack in the front of it. This is just practice. That technique seems to work, but it would be easier if the raised letters were higher.

[Seaking]

I've been watching Craig's, there's a guy here that says he has a free one but I haven't heard from him for a few days. I'm parking the oven on the back porch of th bike garage, don't have space and don't need the fumes inside. I need to put in a 220 outlet for it too.
Did you go with the Eastwood kit?

Yes, found a dealer in New Brunswick that sells the kits cheaper than what I can buy it from Eastwood themselves in the USA (saves me the shipping and all the usually tax, free and duties) so it's a good deal. I'm picking up the kit that comes with all the fun stuff and three colours.. black and pick out another two standard colours.. a flat black and one of the brighter silver / alumimium colours I think.. Haven't decided what colours to do the engine in yet Depends how well it cleans after I get it back from the machinist who's pulling out the broken exhaust bolts for me.

Would love to leave the oven stove outside (I have a 220 outlet on the garage) but it's way too wet around here for it to survive even one season outdoors..

I have my origami paint booth set up for typical paint that will work well for the powder.. Its 4x4x2 with a filter air system behind it, and folds up flat to a 2x4 and 6 inches for storage.

[tkent02]

I have my origami paint booth set up for typical paint that will work well for the powder.. Its 4x4x2 with a filter air system behind it, and folds up flat to a 2x4 and 6 inches for storage.

I don't think you will even need it. I haven't even been rolling the bikes out, any "overspray" just falls on the cardboard box the parts are sitting on, I don't think any of it even gets to the floor. Maybe if you were coating a whole car or something, but for these little bike parts it's not a problem.

[chuck hahn]

Tom...so this is just a spray and bake operation basically. Is it applied with air equipment or spray can? Not familiar with Eastwoods stuff.

[Seaking]

It uses very low air pressure, 5 to 10 psi.. The thing they impress upon is 'clean dry' air..

This is one of the kits they push.. As Tom is indicating, it's rather easy to use, the prep work isn't too difficult either..

http://www.eastwood.com/hotcoat-deluxe-powder-coat-kit.html

there's quite a few Youtube videos about it, how to use it etc.. search them out, informative stuff..

[tkent02]

The gun puts a positive electrical charge on the powder particles as they go out. It just kind of falls out in a cloud, not really shooting out like a paint gun. There is a negative lead you clip to the part. It electrically attracts the particles to the part like static in your hair. The stuff just gloms onto the part and stays there. There doesn't seem to be any problem with too much or too little powder, no orange peeling, no runs. It is much easier to get a nice looking part than using spray paint or a spray gun. Stick it in the oven or about 20 minutes or so, let it cool, done. Super super easy.

[tkent02]

Yeah, Chuck you need just a tiny compressor, the smallest pancake ones are fine. There is an electrical box, a pushbutton switch on a cord, and the gun. The pushbutton turns on the electrical charge. If you don't push the button the powder just makes a cloud and doesn't really go to the part.

[chuck hahn]

Make a small video and post a link...would like to see the process. thats something I would like to learn in the future. i was thinking take the element and controls out of a house oven and make your own insulated cabinet large enough for frames too.