Powder Coating with Harbor Freight gun PIC HEAVY

[belgian]

I hate doing paintjobs.....:spam:

because I really suck at it....grrrr. This looks like a nice setup, though. What do the color powders go for ?

 

[7oaks]

Hey just a little tip that may help hold the powder on the parts when removing from the powder coating booth is to preheat the parts to be coated in the oven first then the heat will help the powder to stick to the parts resulting in less being knocked or blown off when returning to the oven for baking.

:jawdrop: WOW great idea and adviseable for all pieces. Thanks tons!

You mean the servant's quarters?

Servant's quarters? How dare you - it's the QUEENS quarters with solar electriity, running water, clean sheets and a solar lit out house. Come on its fit for a king/queen.

Thanks for putting this together and posting it, got me thinking strongly about going this route on my future rebuilds.
Pioneerguy600

Try it you'll never go back...Now you might have to mix your own powder to get the Pioneer yellow/green but that would be part of the fun. The yellows I have look like a perfect match for MACs

I hate doing paintjobs.....:spam:



because I really suck at it....grrrr.

me too

This looks like a nice setup, though. What do the color powders go for ?

16 oz black, white, yellow or red = $4.99 each (with the Euro so low that's about equal:hmm3grin2orange. Here is a link to HF to see for yourself:

Harbor Freight Powder Coating LINK.


There are other companies with PC sets but all I've seen cost considerably more and HEY this works!

 

[buzz sawyer]

Please forgive my faux pas! I just thought you treated your servants royally!

 

[7oaks]

Please forgive my faux pas! I just thought you treated your servants royally!

 

[ross_scott]

:jawdrop: WOW great idea and adviseable for all pieces. Thanks tons!



Servant's quarters? How dare you - it's the QUEENS quarters with solar electriity, running water, clean sheets and a solar lit out house. Come on its fit for a king/queen.


Try it you'll never go back...Now you might have to mix your own powder to get the Pioneer yellow/green but that would be part of the fun. The yellows I have look like a perfect match for MACs

me too


16 oz black, white, yellow or red = $4.99 each (with the Euro so low that's about equal:hmm3grin2orange. Here is a link to HF to see for yourself:

Harbor Freight Powder Coating LINK.


There are other companies with PC sets but all I've seen cost considerably more and HEY this works!

No worries 7oaks it is something I was taught in school when I had to powder coat some projects in engineering class many years back. Let us know how it goes with preheating the parts, trial some smaller parts first before taking on the bigger stuff so you know what temps to use for preheating.

 

[FATGUY]

great thread, love the turning the oven on its side trick! The mixing of powders intrests me greatly. I have the eastwood system myself (which I've yet to use) I'd love to here from anyone who's mixed powders to acheive the Poulan green...

 

[scattergun13]

Next group of pics.

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This shows the old toaster oven I am using. This is where I made my first mistakes. I coated the dogs on both sides. When I went to move them from the booth to the oven I knocked off powder in several locations. Then when I got to the oven I had no choice but to lay the dogs down flat on the grill. Wrong thing to do but I couldn't think of another way with this small oven. Big mistake because it knocked off more powder expecially where the grill touched the dog. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr

Please forgive the glare and dirty glass on the oven. Those marks on the dog are on the glass.

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Here is one of the dogs after coating. I am showing the good side. I will resand the back side and recoat/bake! The red perfectly matches the Contra/Lightning red.

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Please use protective masks. You can see here how much I would have inhaled had I not had the mask on.

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After I was all done I came up with a better way to bake items like this. I screwed a stainless steel screw through the top of the oven and then placed it on its side. Now I can/could hang the dogs from the screw. Live and learn. But the dogs came out quite respectable I think. I really like the HF powder coating system and will be using it alot in the future.

If there are any mistakes I certainly can't see them. Very nice job sir. Rep on the way for taking pride in your restoration.

 

[mtfallsmikey]

Thanks a bunch,Carl....maybe you can talk Buzz into going that route instead of using the TSC spray bombs. You should touch base w/scooterbum, he has a neat homebrew powder coat booth.

 

[StubornDutchman]

Thanks for posting this. Great ideas!

I need to see if we have any Powder Coating shops in the area. Years ago I handled a fire claim in a plant near St. Louis. I learned that the waste powder is a pain to dispose of. Maybe i could hook up with one to help with the disposal of some of their colors!

 

[buzz sawyer]

Thanks a bunch,Carl....maybe you can talk Buzz into going that route instead of using the TSC spray bombs. You should touch base w/scooterbum, he has a neat homebrew powder coat booth.

I'm considering it Mikey.

Carl, how close is the yellow to the RA?

 

[mtfallsmikey]

I'm considering it Mikey.

Carl, how close is the yellow to the RA?

Easy now, son!...I may be acquiring a mate to the RA soon...stay tuned!

 

[7oaks]

I'm considering it Mikey.

Carl, how close is the yellow to the RA?

Ya know Dave - I think it is close enoough that Mikey should send me his RA and I'll do some testing on it/:hmm3grin2orange:

Easy now, son!...I may be acquiring a mate to the RA soon...stay tuned!

Are they gunna have little RAs? If so can I be first on the adoption list?:biggrinbounce2:

 

[madhatte]

Gotta agree with Nik -- turning the oven on its side is a great idea. I have an old convection oven I've been saving for this exact sort of project, and was lacking only this exact solution. Thank you!

 

[mtfallsmikey]

Ya know Dave - I think it is close enoough that Mikey should send me his RA and I'll do some testing on it/:hmm3grin2orange:



Are they gunna have little RAs? If so can I be first on the adoption list?:biggrinbounce2:

I did say mate, not children!...

 

[buzz sawyer]

Ya know Dave - I think it is close enoough that Mikey should send me his RA and I'll do some testing on it/:hmm3grin2orange:

In case, use Ford blue so it won't be as noticeable on your tractor.

 

[7oaks]

Gotta agree with Nik -- turning the oven on its side is a great idea. I have an old convection oven I've been saving for this exact sort of project, and was lacking only this exact solution. Thank you!

You're welcome...Let me know how it goes. I'd like to see a long thread on what people are doing when they powder coat. We could all learn from each other.

 

[7oaks]

I did say mate, not children!...

Ah? Has anyone ever explained to you "The Birds and the Bees"? Mating is the first step towards children!

In case, use Ford blue so it won't be as noticeable on your tractor.

Good idea though it really doesn't need "camo". Mikey couldn't find it in the blue the first time. I had to save his bu$$ and find it for him.:greenchainsaw:

 

[Bubbles Up]

I do a lot of powder coating at work,I have an old house oven for small parts.Also handy for warming up my lunch Check a local appliance store if they have any used the want to turf or sell for pennies.

 

[7oaks]

I do a lot of powder coating at work,I have an old house oven for small parts.Also handy for warming up my lunch Check a local appliance store if they have any used the want to turf or sell for pennies.

So share some hints and pics.


Buzzsawyer had a suggestion a few posts back of taking an old oven and cutting away the top then making a lid from which you could lower parts hanging from it. I'd like to see someone do that as a demo.

 

[Maple Grounds]

I got a setup from Eastwood automotive sevral years ago for motorcycle parts, very good quality and good customer support after the sale. They have hundreds of colors, some even mirror anodized aluminum, very cool. I also bought the book they have on powder coating they have where they use the same equiptment they sell, you can do with out it but there are so many helpful hints and tricks to make your first time turn out like you kinda know what you are doing.

As far a cooking, i use an old kitchen oven, a good tip on coating is to suspend your pieces from the oven rack and spray, you have a good ground for sevral pieces, move you work from the spray booth directly to the oven and place the rack in the top slot and you never have to handle them reducing a chance for knocking off powder.