Powder coating
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Powder coating
Anyone familiar with this process? My fleetside bed needs a good going over - They media blast it, then prime it - and paint it with this method. The paint particles stick to the electrically grounded surface, then cures in an oven, fuses into smoothness. and and they can handle big stuff - obviously has to be completly bare items like beds, and cabs, fenders, etc.
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Monty, I know that in the bicycle industry, powder coating is the standard finishing process for all but the cheapest (and a few of the most expensive) bike frames. The cheapies get sprayed, some of the "exotics" get anodized. It is a very tough, attractive finish. Around here, Cascade powder coating has a very good reputation. Their website might answer some questions for you.
www.cascadepowdercoating.com/index.html
www.cascadepowdercoating.com/index.html
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Powder coating a large expanse of sheet metal like a cab or a bed can be very costly and it requires a huge oven to bake in at 400 degrees till it fuses, Plus the heat on the expanse of metal,sealers and other stuff that is not heat friendly. It will bake out all the bondo form the seams in the bed mating areas and the cab. Plus powder coat does not like to move and will crack when flexed. Not optimal for a body panel. It is also a real pita to remove to do additional work later on.
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Thanks for the advice. I talked myself out of it - over the price. and it has some bondo repairs - that are so well done you can't find them - without a magnet. but they do the media blast and stripping and will prime the old way. The blast with soda, and other media - plastic beads.
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