sled_head25 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Posted February 25, 2008 For the guys that are powder coating out of there garage ,how much are u investing to get started.cause i found a kit for 400 minus the heat and powder.i hear of guys just using house ovens?any info would be great. Quote
smokin 2 stroke Posted February 25, 2008 Report Posted February 25, 2008 post up the kit..im using a toaster oven lol..works good for the small parts.. when i first started i probally invested about 150 total for gun,oven.and some powder..but i would highly recommend a blast cabinet Quote
sled_head25 Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Posted February 25, 2008 i have the cabinet for sand blasting.but i need p/c equipment.how much p/c powder do you need on lets say a a arm or a swing arm. Quote
smokin 2 stroke Posted February 25, 2008 Report Posted February 25, 2008 its hard to say i buy my powder by the pound...look up absolutepowders awsome poders and great prices.. Quote
Meat Posted February 25, 2008 Report Posted February 25, 2008 Iv been buyin it in 2 pound bags. The shit goes along way. You'll be able to do plenty of parts with just 2 pounds of PC Quote
sled_head25 Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Posted February 25, 2008 thanks for all your guys help, Quote
inthemail Posted February 25, 2008 Report Posted February 25, 2008 powder can also be recovered/recycled if you build a proper coating cabiniet! almost the same as blast media. BUT you need to change the filters between colors because some polymers dont mix. (along with the simple fact that mixed colors change final colors duh) sorry for jackin your other thread man haha Quote
HotCarl Posted February 25, 2008 Report Posted February 25, 2008 powder can also be recovered/recycled if you build a proper coating cabiniet! almost the same as blast media. BUT you need to change the filters between colors because some polymers dont mix. (along with the simple fact that mixed colors change final colors duh) sorry for jackin your other thread man haha They don't mix, but they make a really cool color of their own. I put all my reclaimed colors togetehr and have a wierd color to coat shit that you'll never see. The reason I started to coat was because I had an oven I didn't want to haul to the dump. I went and bought a cheap gun ($50) and some crap powder and tried it out. I did a shit load of random shit then bought nice powders and started doing important shit. The nicer guns are worth the money, but if you want to get started the harbor frieght guns work just fine. I also have a sand blaster and I built a spray booth that re-claims. Quote
inthemail Posted February 25, 2008 Report Posted February 25, 2008 you just use a shop vac on your spray booth carl? Quote
sheefreak Posted February 25, 2008 Report Posted February 25, 2008 What are you guys using for ovens? For frames and such. Quote
Bansh-eman Posted February 25, 2008 Report Posted February 25, 2008 What are you guys using for ovens? For frames and such. there is another pc post i think in the appearance section, meat had a link to an over a guy built. has a track and a dolly thing to hold frames and what not. might ocst a little to build but once your done you got a very nice setup that you could cure anything pretty much Quote
NitroTate Posted February 25, 2008 Report Posted February 25, 2008 What are you guys using for ovens? For frames and such. I'll take some pics tonight and show you my setup... Quote
KaosBanshee44 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Posted February 25, 2008 Buddy started out with a regular oven but built a 3 by 6 foot oven the other day to do bigger stuff. Quote
HotCarl Posted February 26, 2008 Report Posted February 26, 2008 you just use a shop vac on your spray booth carl? I use a shop vac that pulls through a house a/c filter, that way all my powder is caught on the filter and is easily re-claimed or disposed of. The filter also slows and diapates the air flow so it doesn't suck too much. I think it cost me $15 to build and is worth ten times that when it is time to clean up. I think there are some pics of it in my other thread, if not I can post some up. Quote
sheefreak Posted February 26, 2008 Report Posted February 26, 2008 I'll take some pics tonight and show you my setup... Awesome Quote
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