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Remember powder coating will be an eggshell finish not glossy. Now if you are talking about the underside, that would be cool, just be sure all the body work is done with no filler or paint on the parts.
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Originally Posted by AXracer
Remember powder coating will be an eggshell finish not glossy. Now if you are talking about the underside, that would be cool, just be sure all the body work is done with no filler or paint on the parts.
i have to disagree with the "egshell finish not glossy". powder coat can be as glossy and smooth as auto paint. i know because we do this every day.
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The sun seems to fade that stuff.
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i have to disagree with the "egshell finish not glossy". powder coat can be as glossy and smooth as auto paint. i know because we do this every day.
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you can get good results with a old kitchen stove and i asume you got one of those hobby guns. they work well for small items. you don't have the control features that you will get with an industrial gun. any powder any brand will work with your set-up just stay away from epoxy based powders for outside use. with the lower end gun you will more than likley get a good result on your parts. the only advise i can give you is not to apply to thick or to thin, if it is to thick it will have orange peel or dimples if it is to thin it may have light spots or look textured. it takes practice to be able to acheive consistant results. as far as looking for a shop to do your work call around check the internet and when you talk to a shop ask if you can see a sample, and if you get your stuff done will it have the same type of finish. we have many samples that we show our customers from simple one color [panels all the way to custom designs in the powder and if they want to see a certain color or combonation we make on for them on a small peice of scap metal, that way our customer has no doubt about what they are getting. when shopping for a shop remember you get what you pay for.
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Originally Posted by AXracer
Cool, how about helping us out with some expertise and advice on such things as how to prep for PC, what type powder do we want, how to decide on a shop/what to ask, is it a DIY process for small parts? I was given a PC gun as a gift and was going to find an old kitchen oven to bake small parts in, advice?