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« on: April 25, 2018, 08:25:38 AM » |
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Just wondering if anyone has attempted something like Eastwoods DIY powder coating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6Um1Xqw_uEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9L_J9f4jbA I am thinking of buying a cheap pair of Goldwing Valve Covers and doing them Satin Black. |
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« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2018, 09:14:27 AM » |
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One of my friends has been doing DIY powder coating for about 6 years. two old ovens that I welded together for him.
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« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2018, 10:53:43 AM » |
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One of my friends has been doing DIY powder coating for about 6 years. two old ovens that I welded together for him.
Yeah...probably not a good idea using the kitchen stove. Have you seen some of his coated items? |
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« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2018, 11:57:20 AM » |
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Yes of course, he has done some smaller rims, sled parts, bike parts. I will get him to help out when/if I go black out on the interstate. Turns out nice, like all coatings, prep is paramount.
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« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2018, 12:21:13 PM » |
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Yes of course, he has done some smaller rims, sled parts, bike parts. I will get him to help out when/if I go black out on the interstate. Turns out nice, like all coatings, prep is paramount.
Thanks...just kicking around the idea of less chrome and the valve covers seemed like a good place to do that...but not with my original covers though...thinking of cheap corroded pieces from ebay that could be media blasted and then coated. The '99 GW covers have a nice "1500" logo that could be left as bright aluminum over black background, but I never see those on ebay |
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« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2018, 02:02:24 PM » |
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Just don't bake a cake afterwards.
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« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2018, 02:13:36 PM » |
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Just don't bake a cake afterwards.
I think the new term they use for the guys who do that is Toxic Masculinity  |
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« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2018, 03:46:04 AM » |
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That is cool. Similar to what I do with Cerakote as far as the baking process goes. I use an old kitchen oven for smaller parts and have an old gun-safe lined with high temp insulation with an over element in the bottom for larger parts. I use a kitchen oven rotary control and thermocouple to control the bigger oven also. If and when that old oven controller dies I'll switch to one of these and two solid state relays. I've used them a couple of times in control systems I've built at the day job with no problems. You can get them for around $30 on amazon. https://www.agptek.com/product/fc-pid-temperature-controller-agptek-dual-display-digital-programmable-temperature-control-ta4-ssr-solid-state-relay-with-2-alarms/ |
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« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2018, 06:41:45 AM » |
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I'm not sure how real their video is. In the video it looks like he's spraying a huge volume of powder - lot of waste, should be too much on the parts. Maybe they are doing that for effect on the video. I spray much slower to get a good even coat. Also I make jigs to hold the parts so they don't have to be handled after spraying & before the oven. They aren't showing that step. Hang the part from a wire when spraying and again in the oven? You'll likely knock powder off and/or get missed spots. Again, I think their focus is to get a video that makes it look easier than it is. 450° ? That's pretty hot. All the powders I've used require 400°. Use a dedicated oven, not your food oven. And have it in the shop - heating powder gives off toxic fumes. An old electric kitchen oven works fine for small parts.
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« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2018, 07:59:18 AM » |
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Probably best to keep the garage door open when cooking the parts.
I am going to check local powder coating shops before making the leap to buying all the parts needed to do this.
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« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2018, 12:29:37 PM » |
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RE: powder-coating in general.
Last year I had the passenger grab rails on my black '14 powder-coated satin black to (IMO) better match the bike. (I thought the silver it came with was too eye-grabbing on this bike.) I loved the results, absolutely perfect, got 'em back just four days later. $40 out the door. My SO's rings didn't mess it up at all last year. And she wears a bunch and hangs on for dear life! (If I didn't have the backrest, she would no longer be with us.)
I hear you guy talking about all the DIY projects you dream up and marvel! I used to be more involved with that kind of thing myself, but forty bucks is WAY worth all the headaches, equipment, space to do it, etc., many of the projects seem to require. And if YOU screw up, versus a shop, YOU have to do it again at YOUR time and cost! To each his own! (Just wanted some of you who've never had a shop do powder-coating for you to have some idea of the costs. Not so bad, really; the more parts they do at once, the cheaper per part; be flexible with them: they do basic/popular colors often and if they have a bigger job coming up in your flavor, they'll work a deal that's even cheaper for you if you're willing to wait to hitchhike onto the bigger job.)
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« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2018, 01:32:33 PM » |
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A local shop is powder coating my wheels 3 colors - British Racing Green, black, and clear. He's taking longer than he projected but sounds like he's doing a great job. They will be on Jade at Inzane. The green/cream tourer below. I can't fit wheels in my oven. And haven't tried multi-colors yet.
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