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Powdercoating is awesome... even WITHOUT an oven!, with promised pictures. |
Lawrence |
Jun 24 2003, 11:22 AM
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Senior Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,661 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 244 Region Association: None |
I'm about 3 hours into my first powdercoating adventure. Man, this stuff rocks. Again, Ginter is right. If you have a garage, and don't have your own setup - you might want to rethink that.
My setup from Columbia Coating, including about 8 pounds of various metallics/clears was about 200 bucks. Pam picked up some extra natural corks (because she saw it on American Chopper). They seem to work as well as the synthetic/plastic corks for plugging bolt holes. I will post pictures later... gotta get back out and monitor temps. -Rusty (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) |
Pam |
Jun 26 2003, 07:00 PM
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Unnumbered Lady of 914s Group: Benefactors Posts: 113 Joined: 30-May 03 From: Des Moines, Iowa Member No.: 756 |
Since Lawrence has weighed in on the powdercoating experience - let me add my two cents worth....(this may be of interest to those of you who think 'gee - I wish I had someone to help me in the garage'). Remember - we are there to help but we also remember those moments you wish we wouldn't.
Some of you may know from previous posts that I'm always concerned about a fire. Sure...we survived the 2 gallons of gas on the garage floor from a huge fuel leak on the Bee and we've survived the learning curve on carbs ("whoa...that really flamed up, didn't it")...but I figure its only a matter of time before I have to pull the pin on the fire extinguisher. Propane....flame just six inches from the tank.....seemed like a little browse through the instructions would be in order before firing it up so I suggested to Lawrence that he read the instructions before lighting the heater. I was informed "I know every damn thing I need to know about this and I don't need no f'n instructions". So...I stand patiently by with the fire extinguisher in my hand as he puts the match directly into the hole the propane is coming out of. The force of the gas coming out of the tank blows out the first match..and the second....and the third....so, he does what any reasonable person would do....puts two matches together and holds them directly in the stream of the propane. Still...the force blows the matches out. Does he go for the instructions? Of course not...he informs me he needs 'stronger matches'. As I stood and watched him hold two matches with the vise grips...I reluctantly put down my fire extinguisher and go find the instructions. Certainly 'stronger matches' weren't the way they designed this thing. I look at the picture. I look at where he's lighting the heater. What's wrong with this picture??? Oh....apparently stronger matches aren't necessary if you don't put the matches directly in the stream of propane. I mention in a supportive and helpful tone that he might want to move the match to the front of the heater...but by that time he's found another hole he can stick a match in (with, of course, the same result...that flame just won't catch) and he tells me he 'knows what he's doing'. Okay..no more supportive tone - I toss the instructions at him and tell him he'd have more success if he lit the heater...........somewhere around the front where it says 'Light Here'. Along the same lines - I think you've seen the picture where he has the wire wheel scrape on his knee. Anyone care to guess who in the garage said 'you shouldn't do that while you are sitting in case the wheel jumps and you hit your skin??' (in fairness - I learned that the hard way - when we re-did the Bee I was forever catching the wire wheel on my shoe strings and had scrapes on my ankles almost every day...the guys at work were really beginning to think 'car repair' was my term for something much more interesting) On final thought...it was hot and it was two really long days but Lawrence did a great job and he should be proud of how good the pieces look. -Pam |
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