powder coating DIY
28-02-2012, 06:37 PM
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powder coating DIY
i got fed up carrying each and every little part to the coaters and unloading truckloads of money at their bank......
so i went ahead and ordered a DIY kit with several kg´s of different powder from this place : http://www.electrostaticmagic.co.uk/
To cure it i went and bought a cooker at IKEA
In the beginning i struggled a bit to get adequate amounts of powder on the bits but after a few trys it works AWESOME NOW
heres a few pics :
The "tree" i made to coat things on, hung with little hooks
said hooks
powder coating machine
the stove
mk1 escort front xmember coated and being baked
finished suspension components for my mk1 escort
so i went ahead and ordered a DIY kit with several kg´s of different powder from this place : http://www.electrostaticmagic.co.uk/
To cure it i went and bought a cooker at IKEA
In the beginning i struggled a bit to get adequate amounts of powder on the bits but after a few trys it works AWESOME NOW
heres a few pics :
The "tree" i made to coat things on, hung with little hooks
said hooks
powder coating machine
the stove
mk1 escort front xmember coated and being baked
finished suspension components for my mk1 escort
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02-03-2012, 11:12 AM
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the setup you need is :
the starter kit @ 185 GBP
little compressor with pressure regulator @ 150 GBP
oven for curing (look on ebay or ikea)
couple of hooks
then get some of the primer that they sell, as it works nicely
yeah mk1 is mine, gettin a full resto. it´s a rs1600 ex rally car that i convert to street use for youngtimer/oldtimer street events im getting older and oldschool
the starter kit @ 185 GBP
little compressor with pressure regulator @ 150 GBP
oven for curing (look on ebay or ikea)
couple of hooks
then get some of the primer that they sell, as it works nicely
yeah mk1 is mine, gettin a full resto. it´s a rs1600 ex rally car that i convert to street use for youngtimer/oldtimer street events
im getting older and oldschool
02-03-2012, 11:13 AM
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AH.....DONT POISON YOURSELVES, this is toxic and CANNOT GO IN THE STOVE OF THE MISSUS !!
unless u got an ugly missus, then consider it
unless u got an ugly missus, then consider it
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mike :
- make sure gun aint full of powder to brim
- sand blast parts first
- make sure u use a degreaser before priming
- have a heat gun ready incase u missed a spot and need to repair
- if repairing reheat the part first
- use 180 deg C, 10 minutes baking time
- between 1 and 2 bars air pressure seems to work best for me
- make sure theres NO water in air lines / compressor
thats it
- make sure gun aint full of powder to brim
- sand blast parts first
- make sure u use a degreaser before priming
- have a heat gun ready incase u missed a spot and need to repair
- if repairing reheat the part first
- use 180 deg C, 10 minutes baking time
- between 1 and 2 bars air pressure seems to work best for me
- make sure theres NO water in air lines / compressor
thats it
Last edited by carcollector; 04-03-2012 at 09:54 AM.
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