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Title: Diy powder coating
Post by: Nana on January 09, 2006, 08:47 PM

Dave rom bloke has inspired me again what a fellar


Anyone fancy doing there own powder coating as i have read up on it and the hardest part is the oven  yep a monkey can get the paint on and it goes on all even too  anyways if you need know more just ask and i will post up some stuff on how too , not that i have but am thinking of doing it myself, also the colours you can get now are amazing

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Title: Re: Diy powder coating
Post by: phantom photon on January 09, 2006, 11:45 PM

Nice idea :daumenhoch:
Who's got an oven at home big enought to fit a frame in though  ???

Title: Re: Diy powder coating
Post by: Nana on January 10, 2006, 05:13 PM

pizza oven on it side ???

Title: Re: Diy powder coating
Post by: phantom photon on January 10, 2006, 05:14 PM

Would it not need to be suspended in mid air  :-\

Title: Re: Diy powder coating
Post by: Nana on January 10, 2006, 05:17 PM

The frame or the oven ;D theres an oven on ebay at the moment but it is 3 phase and local pick up its under drying oven
and ye the frame needs to just hang without touching nowt ;)

Title: Re: Diy powder coating
Post by: Peanut on January 10, 2006, 05:27 PM

Couldn't you just go over it with a heat gun?

 :uglystupid2:

Title: Re: Diy powder coating
Post by: Nana on January 10, 2006, 05:33 PM

Peanut that aint as daft as it sounds as you can buy a can of pwder coat that comes out of a heated gun 8) its a new thing that will probably take over the spray paint once they figure out how to paint full cars with the stuff 8)