DIY powder coating kit

[Mystic13]

I didn't know where to place this so if you think it should be in another thread just let me know.

I came across this DIY Powder Coating Kit, in a Kit car mag. They've bought the units and tested them and are mightily impressed. You can powder coat your own parts you just need an oven to bake the paint.

The two solutions seem to be only paint what you can fit in your oven or have a wee chat to a panelbeating shop and see if you can sit some parts in their oven. Or a pottery kiln?


http://www.electrostaticmagic.co.uk/

[Eurodave]

NICE FIND Give that man a DB!!
I wonder if anyone here in Christchurch does a chrome like coating ? [not including HPC in Auckland]

[gijoe1313]

That is so kewl, I so wants Mmmmmm I can powder coat all sorts of things

[bogan]

The two solutions seem to be only paint what you can fit in your oven or have a wee chat to a panelbeating shop and see if you can sit some parts in their oven. Or a pottery kiln?

From Website - note do not use the oven for cooking food in afterwards, as the curing vapours are mildly toxic

me thinks an older second hand oven might be the way to go, as well as not killing you, you could also go get some bricks or some other insulator and make it bigger to fit bigger stuff, a whole frame perhaps?

[AllanB]

NICE FIND Give that man a DB!!
I wonder if anyone here in Christchurch does a chrome like coating ? [not including HPC in Auckland]

Call Canterbury Powder Coaters. 377 7855 - I was in there some time ago and they were experimenting with new colours including a very bright 'silver'.

[Owl]

have a wee chat to a panelbeating shop and see if you can sit some parts in their oven.

May struggle with that one, as they generally max out at about 70°-90°C.

[Mystic13]

May struggle with that one, as they generally max out at about 70°-90°C.

Thanks - I didn't know what they maxed at. And it makes sense they would be at a lower temperature to take care of the vehicle plastics etc. So then an old commercial oven that can take a frame would be like a dream.

In the story I read the guy wasn't using an oven just firing a heat gun or something at the paint. So 6-13 heat guns and a bunch of keen lads should do the frame.

[Mystic13]

me thinks an older second hand oven might be the way to go, as well as not killing you, you could also go get some bricks or some other insulator and make it bigger to fit bigger stuff, a whole frame perhaps?

Build an oven.... they will come.


On a more serious note if you've pulled an oven to pieces it's pretty obvious that you should be able to bodge together a bigger oven.

In the video on the site they show using the paint strip gun to do large objects. In the pictures of completed work you can see a frame. What i like is the range of colours.

[Ixion]

Two ovens. Remove doors. Push open ends together. Sorted.

[The Pastor]

on that site it showed you how to make an oven

large metal cabinet

heat gun inside cabinet.

SORTED

[The Stranger:Me]

That is so kewl, I so wants Mmmmmm I can powder coat all sorts of things

Why not just take it to the local powder coater?
They can powder coat all sorts of things for you too. No need to procure materials, no need to find an oven, almost any size item you want and a variety of materials are available for different purposes - all at very reasonable cost in my experience.

[The Pastor]

Why not just take it to the local powder coater?
They can powder coat all sorts of things for you too. No need to procure materials, no need to find an oven, almost any size item you want and a variety of materials are available for different purposes - all at very reasonable cost in my experience.

your Australian aye?

[The Stranger:Me]

your Australian aye?

What did I ever do to you? No need to fucken insult me!

[The Pastor]

What did I ever do to you? No need to fucken insult me!

you suggested agaisnt DIY!

DIY its in our nature.

[The Stranger:Me]

you suggested agaisnt DIY!

DIY its in our nature.

Ah - yeah, ok. I can dig that, but I must admit, I only bother to DIY when I can do a better job cheaper - in general.
I doubt most here undertaking this would accomplish either better OR cheaper.