Home powder coating?

[Huw Powell]

> So, following the powdercoated oil pan thread, my question is, how good are
> the home powdercoating kits that I have seen in various catalogs such as
> eastwood?  Are they worth the time?  I usually sandblast all of the parts I
> take off the car, and paint them with a ceramic engine paint, but it
> requires a lot of care to keep from being chipped during installation.  So
> can I buy a kit, and ruin the oven, or do I have to take the parts somewhere
> to get a decent job done?

I would experiment with inconsequential, easy to swap parts, like
brackets, to see how it goes.  It is a lot easier for the pros to get
the powder on right (ie, the electrostatic guns, they do it all the
time, etc.), but you can certainly bake it in your oven at home.  It is
also non-toxic, which is why it is used so much - no solvents, no VOC's,
no EPA involvement.

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Huw Powell

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