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Title: DIY powder coat VS DIY paint Post by DangMan on 05/13/11 at 05:26:58 Is it worth the effort to start powder coating ! Is it that much better than paint or is it just the "new black" |
Title: Re: DIY powder coat VS DIY paint Post by NameNotInUse on 05/13/11 at 06:07:56 From Wiki (only because I was curious as well): Quote:
Other than it appearing to be slightly more forgiving than a rattle can, I'm not sure it is anything more than the new black. Perhaps the UV issue but I'd hope that 5-10 time span is constant exposure. My bike is garaged and I would hope it would last longer than 5-10 years. Either way, I like the look quite a bit. Cost wise, if you're doing it a lot then it's probably better. While wiki mentions it, I know it is not worth it to buy the supplies for one bike unless you're dead set on doing it yourself. |
Title: Re: DIY powder coat VS DIY paint Post by Routy on 05/13/11 at 07:15:52 6C49464F654946280 wrote:
I have trouble powder coating in colder humid weather,....powder wants to clump together. In warm weather works great. And my oven is too small, but it works for small parts. I read of some powder coating larger stuff using a portable infrared heater to melt it on. Powder coating is much much,......20x tougher than any paint, and 10x thicker. I had a homebuilt recumbent bike and a tadpole trike powder coated 12 yrs ago,......still looks good as day one. If I was doing a MC frame, I'd powder coat it ......no brainer ! Nothing as bad as a painted frame thats 1/2 messed up just from from assy. |
Title: Re: DIY powder coat VS DIY paint Post by DangMan on 05/14/11 at 10:35:11 Maby I should look into that PC then ! Anybody know where I can get the materials for that here in Europe ? Think the shipping cost will add up if i get it from US |
Title: Re: DIY powder coat VS DIY paint Post by DangMan on 05/15/11 at 07:06:59 Have been using a day or two looking for what to buy ! Its almost impossible to get it here in europe ! The ones I found were more expenseve then my bike :) A bit out of the price range ! I found the one thats called "hotcoat" from eastwood. http://www.eastwood.com/hotcoat-elite-powder-coat-kit.html http://www.eastwood.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/250x160/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/p24720.jpg Is it worth the money ? Have anyone tryed it ? |
Title: Re: DIY powder coat VS DIY paint Post by sillydilly on 05/15/11 at 11:46:47 Same boat as you Dangman, but from Canada. Just bought this gun: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320688151354&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT and 3 lbs of powder from www.powderbuythepound.com. Gun cost me $120, and the powder cost me $60 (CAD of course). I see the Hotcoat stuff all over the place but read some bad reviews abotu it, so I decided to try the Harbor Freight gun. Ill post in a few weeks when they arrive ::) |
Title: Re: DIY powder coat VS DIY paint Post by MotoBuddha on 05/15/11 at 11:57:02 My friend who makes his living painting motorcycles says he'd much rather powdercoat frames. Besides being more durable, the electrostatic application technique makes it easier to get into all the nooks and crannies. Powdercoat can hide some minor flaws since it goes on thicker. You can also get a smooth, glossy finish without having to sand all the aforementioned nooks and crannies. The downsides are it takes a little more prep (media blasting, masking areas that can't be blasted or coated) and afterward you'll probably need to clean out some holes and threads and shave the coating down in areas that have close tolerances. |
Title: Re: DIY powder coat VS DIY paint Post by DangMan on 05/15/11 at 12:30:51 Looking foreward to hearing about your experinces :) I took a look at www.powderbuythepound.com WOW they got many difrent colours and textures ! Maby this just is the way foreward ! |
Title: Re: DIY powder coat VS DIY paint Post by sillydilly on 05/15/11 at 12:50:27 I checked out with 1lb of Satin Black for $10.99 + $24 shipping. I was thinking $34/lb is a lot, so I added a few more colors to combine shipping. Getting 3lbs for $60, not bad. MAC man here sells half lb for $15, so I think its a really good price. Having said their prices are fair, if the quality is up to par Ill be making a much bigger order from them! |
Title: Re: DIY powder coat VS DIY paint Post by Routy on 05/15/11 at 17:38:28 Myself, if I had to do a MC frame, I think I'd have it commercially done. Unless of course I had an oven big enough to handle a frame ? But then you still have the sand blasting to do. Not that you can't powder coat w/o sand blasting, but the finish will be much nicer if it is blasted/stripped to bare metal. So if I have to pay to have it blasted, then I've already paid for most of the commercial PC price,.......just as well have them do it all. But just my own ideas. |
Title: Re: DIY powder coat VS DIY paint Post by MotoBuddha on 05/15/11 at 18:03:45 After I totally disassembled my bike down to a naked frame, I started seeing little spots of rust or corrosion at some of the joints and welds, like around the swingarm pivots. If I were to try painting or powdercoating without blasting first, those areas would continue to deteriorate. So I'm going to have the PC guy let me take a look at the frame after it has been blasted, to see if anything needs to be repaired first. |
Title: Re: DIY powder coat VS DIY paint Post by DangMan on 05/16/11 at 09:39:05 The frame would be a bit large to process, but there is many small parts that could go into a cenventionel oven ! Besides, I made my own sandblaster and cabin some time ago, so I should be coverd there to |
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