im taking alot of parts off my engine that I want to powdercoat to get them looking really nice. I've heard that you can do this yourself, with some stuff that you put on the parts and then put them in an oven, does anyone have any experience with this and pictures of it? And where could I find this stuff?

 

Talk to Scaliwag, infact he has a powdercoating thread in the rotary performance section.

 

http://www.eastwoodco.com/, they have the diy kit there. I've been thinking about getting one myself.

 

^bump^

Yes, I would like to know people's experiences on this as well.

 

link doesn't work

 

nevermind, just found the kit. Didn't know it was $700.....little pricey for me. Is there any way to do some sort of chroming on your own? I'd rather not send engine parts out to have this stuff done to them, and I really would like to avoic spray painting parts cause I don't want them looking shitty. Anyone who has done anything other than polish up the UIM, AFM, pullies, and anything else, post some pics please.

 

or even polishing them up really nice putting some kind of nice clear coat on them.

 

here you go:

www.hotcoat.com

I bought my powdercoating gun onsale at a local tool outlet for $75 and used oven for $50.

You definitly want to pickup a 2nd oven and wire up a 50AMP 240volt 4 wire socket for it. Don't use a gas oven as the powder is combustible if it hits a flame.

 

lol! I can see it now... "My intake manifold caught on fire!!"

 

gotta love Harbor Freight.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=42802

 

He meant to type www.eastwoodco.com

 

can anyonepost any pics of their ho-made powdercoats?

 

I have done it. You need to use a DEDICATED oven, do NOT use one that will be used to cook food in the future.

 

why's that? releases toxic fumes?

 

Doesn't taste like chicken, taste like tar

Yeah Harbor Freight is where I bought my gun on sale for $75.

 

Hey there, Vaughn.... see you everywhere... = ) what do you think of the HF gun setup? is this easy to use, reliable, and decent quality? Can you or someone else who has done it post some finished product pics?
thanks,

tannji

 

If you mean this one, yet it's a great hobbiest gun. Requires very little air, so a teeny tiny air compressor is all you really need.

Just be sure to drain your tank of any water before using the gun, replace that water straigner/filter every now & then, and buy the "high temp" masking tape to keep the powder off of places you don't want it.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=42802

 

Not sure how much they cost but Caswell has powder coating DIY kits.
www.caswellplating.com

 

I just need an oven. I've had my kit for 2 years and have only done parts small enough to fit in old toaster oven.

 

I'm sure you could find a crappy old one at a garage sale for $5

 

I'm really curious to see how the homemade powdercoats look.....

 

thanks for the info.... = ) any pics of finished products?