Do it yourself powder coating

[loman4ec]

What about this powder coater??

ebay powder coater

[loman4ec]

Lets try that again.

ebay powder coater


Just in case item number 4599108899

you can get powder from caswell plating and eastwood, those are the only two i have dealt with. they have a large variety of powders,  i have the novice gun " hotcoat"  and it works great for what i have done so far. goto www.caswellplating.com and click on the finishing forum and then goto the powder coating section . its full of how to items , they even have a section on building your own oven!! e-mail me if i can be of any help.  joe

i forgot to mention that the powder seems to go a long way, i believe that 8 oz. covers 20 sqft. ,  one of the companies i mentioned has a sample batch of powders, you get a variety of colors for cheap money,  someone mentioned that hammertite , you can get close to that with the powder also, there are textures and one called silver-vein that looks real good.  later, joe

[MoonDawg]

Quote (Skeleton Man @ Dec. 22 2005,8:53)

Is professional powder coating an expensive process ? (in comparison to a re-spray with enamel)

Good question. Powdercoating is a baked on finish which is harder and more chip resistant than enamels.
      But as Joe said, it's in the prep work to get a nice finish. Therefore sandblasting is a must.
      I took a load of shelves, liners, slider racks  etc.for sandblast and powdercoating in silver. Probably 75 parts / 300 lbs.  Charge was $75.00 for sandblasting and $100.00 for powdercoating, that's minimum charge here.
      Later I needed 3 bottlestack faceplates and some Cavalier bottlegates done in white.    10 lbs / 15 parts...same price... the minimum $175.

[Skeleton Man]

That sounds pretty reasonable for a restoration of around $400 - $500+.. I was expecting more like $300 for powercoating alone.. letalone the prep work..