DIY powdercoating kits.. the ones you see in all the mags, are they total crap? You need an oven right, so like bumpers and the like are out, but what about smaller bits?
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DIY powdercoating kits
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im sure the quality of the kit relates,,, my buddy got one from eastwood co. and its great,,, the only drawback is the oven size. it woud be nice to do big items.
p.s. dont use the oven you cook with.
p.s. dont use the oven you cook with.
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Junk, where are you located? About a year ago I modifed/restored by roof rack and was pretty surprised by the prices for powdercoating. As long as you stay within a standard color, it's not really that expensive, especially if you can wait until they're going to do a big run of a particular color.
I paid less than $80 for getting all the different parts of my roofrack (15 separate components) powdercoated with satin black finish, and the quality of the work was really nice. In fact, I'm planning on taking them my rear bumper, my ARB (post modifications) and the new sliders I'm working on, plus a whole list of small items.
That said, my buddy bought the Eastwood DIY kit for an Fj40 restoration a while back and did a lot of small parts (brackets, dash components, gauge cluster, globebox door, etc...) in his home oven. Turned out pretty nice, but he still had to take larger parts (including, for example, the air cleaner assembly) to a commercial powdercoater.
I paid less than $80 for getting all the different parts of my roofrack (15 separate components) powdercoated with satin black finish, and the quality of the work was really nice. In fact, I'm planning on taking them my rear bumper, my ARB (post modifications) and the new sliders I'm working on, plus a whole list of small items.
That said, my buddy bought the Eastwood DIY kit for an Fj40 restoration a while back and did a lot of small parts (brackets, dash components, gauge cluster, globebox door, etc...) in his home oven. Turned out pretty nice, but he still had to take larger parts (including, for example, the air cleaner assembly) to a commercial powdercoater.
I've got the Eastwood hotcoat. It's cool. I just did my triple stick shifter and trans cooler fan bracket today. I built a giant oven big enought to do my rear bumper and sliders in and have done 4 sets of rims and the bumper since. The Hotcoat pro gun would be nice, but big money compared to the cheapy one that works great.
The chrome powder is better than the paint, but nothing like real chrome, so I don't know how much use you would get out of it, Junky.
The anodized colors are pretty cool. I've done a bunch of stuff in red. semi-gloss black is my fav. I've gone through about 3 lbs. of it.
The chrome powder is better than the paint, but nothing like real chrome, so I don't know how much use you would get out of it, Junky.
The anodized colors are pretty cool. I've done a bunch of stuff in red. semi-gloss black is my fav. I've gone through about 3 lbs. of it.
What about using heat lamps for bigger items like a frame. Looks like you could coat a small area at a time and just work your way around.
Along with the last question, do you actually bake the stuff, and for how long? How would one make an oven? Just some welded steel sides with insulation outside them and some sort of blast furnace or heating element? Very curious with these home kits, my dad wants me to set one up for him in Maine to powercoat metal-art pieces. Do people just buy a cheapo kitchen oven and use that?
Thanks,
Mark Brodis
Thanks,
Mark Brodis
dude remember when that dude posted up that he cooked his headers in the oven. and later that nite his wife cooked a 12lbs ham in it. i about died laughing. he was like " it was some damn good ham too"
My neighbor builds custom choppers and uses a big-a$$ old oven to bake it on. He has an industrial unit at his shop that an entire frame can fit in, but the one at home is perfect for handlebars and other small items. Yeah you definatly dont wont to use your kitchen oven.