Those of you who do your own powder coating….

[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?

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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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..

[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?

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]

Easy easy easy:

[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.

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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[tkent02]

Thanks for the video, it actually helped a little.

Got the Eastwood stuff yesterday, went to find my toaster oven. It's been out in the shed for five years or so, now it's gone. Who steals a toaster oven?

Anyway goodwill had a nice new looking Black & Decker one for $7. That'll do.



Chose a part that a few flaws wouldn't hurt, how about the oil pan? No one will see it no matter how bad I screw it up. I cleaned it up, preheated it to let the oil and stuff outgas out of the pores in the metal, let it cool, shot the powder, cooked it, I have only one thing to thing to say…

This is really easy!



There is one spot that didn't get enough powder, one spot where it wasn't clean enough, the rest looks great! I need a better pair of scissors or something to cut the masking tape, that's about it.

powder coating in your garage alone...

I just saw this vid and thought you might find it interesting and or funny...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T01zIKxP0Ms

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[gsgeezer]

Also, this last year Eastwood separated the online store from the actual store and it seems that you can't order stuff online and pick it up. The "in person" discounts at the store are sometimes more or less than when you order online.

[gsgeezer]

Sorry, I was offline for a couple days!

Did you order anything,?
The powder coating kit was, I think, on sale until today....

[tkent02]

There is virtually no overspray, which causes dry coats with a paint gun, also, as mentioned, you don't need as much CFM.

I live a couple miles from Eastwood and have all sorts of coupons, so if anybody wants to get a "group buy" together, I can go over, pick it up and distribute it.
You do get bulk discounts, btw.

How many is a group, and how big the discount? I was going to order the kit tonight.

[gsgeezer]

I think Eastwood recommends a full size oven but the lights work great.
Just expensive.

Eastwood here too and best thing I ever bought...
just get it and if doing aluminum, preheat @200 for 20 minutes then shoot the stuff on and bake.

Clean the parts with LINT FREE rags and Acetone ( home depot sells quarts) and you will get professional results the first time out. Good Luck!!