How are Harley fuel tanks painted at the factory ?
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02-06-2015, 08:09 PM
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How are Harley fuel tanks painted at the factory ?
How are Harley fuel tanks painted at the factory ? Are they powder coated ?
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02-06-2015, 08:34 PM
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The tank has a negative charge that attracts the paint much like powder coating but uses paint instead of plastic powder.
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02-09-2015, 01:47 PM
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During the AMF years I got to tour the York, PA factory and watched a guy pinstripe the fenders, BY HAND, every one of them. They had him inbetween a bunch of conveyors. Absolutely amazing. That guy must have had to keep it wired tight all day long.
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02-09-2015, 06:55 PM
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i know about 8 years ago we toured the kansas city factory and they were painting stuff by hand then.
#7
02-09-2015, 07:09 PM
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Basecoat is applied robotically utilizing an electrostitically charged paint and robotic powder clearcoat, hence the super smooth and resilient finish. Patterned finishes such as the CVO are hand masked with some finishes still sprayed by hand basecoat only with powder clear applied by robots.
http://www.nordson.com/en-us/divisio...es/PWR1523.pdf
http://infohouse.p2ric.org/ref/29/28312.pdf
I used to work for the company that installed the paint lines complete with robots in (2) of the plants
http://www.nordson.com/en-us/divisio...es/PWR1523.pdf
http://infohouse.p2ric.org/ref/29/28312.pdf
I used to work for the company that installed the paint lines complete with robots in (2) of the plants
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02-09-2015, 07:28 PM
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G'day mate,
The best I recall when I went through the York Pennsylvania manufacturing plant, it all starts with the employee.
Anyone working on painting the gas tank cannot use any type of cologne or perfume or anything like that. They are also not allowed to use any type of deodorant.
They get into suits that zip up and keep anything on their body be it hair, dust, dead skin cells, etc. away from the environment and inside the suit.
The above part stood up a great deal in my mind since it was so unusual I thought.
They do painstakingly to a super science if I may say, highly regulate how it is done which I don't exactly remember. But I do recall them being transported to the assembly area on a long winding conveyor belt.
I am sorry I cannot be more detailed on the process but the beginning part as I shared with you above is pretty accurate.
BuzzCap7
The best I recall when I went through the York Pennsylvania manufacturing plant, it all starts with the employee.
Anyone working on painting the gas tank cannot use any type of cologne or perfume or anything like that. They are also not allowed to use any type of deodorant.
They get into suits that zip up and keep anything on their body be it hair, dust, dead skin cells, etc. away from the environment and inside the suit.
The above part stood up a great deal in my mind since it was so unusual I thought.
They do painstakingly to a super science if I may say, highly regulate how it is done which I don't exactly remember. But I do recall them being transported to the assembly area on a long winding conveyor belt.
I am sorry I cannot be more detailed on the process but the beginning part as I shared with you above is pretty accurate.
BuzzCap7
#10
02-09-2015, 07:40 PM
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G'day mate,
The best I recall when I went through the York Pennsylvania manufacturing plant, it all starts with the employee.
Anyone working on painting the gas tank cannot use any type of cologne or perfume or anything like that. They are also not allowed to use any type of deodorant.
They get into suits that zip up and keep anything on their body be it hair, dust, dead skin cells, etc. away from the environment and inside the suit.
The above part stood up a great deal in my mind since it was so unusual I thought.
They do painstakingly to a super science if I may say, highly regulate how it is done which I don't exactly remember. But I do recall them being transported to the assembly area on a long winding conveyor belt.
I am sorry I cannot be more detailed on the process but the beginning part as I shared with you above is pretty accurate.
BuzzCap7
The best I recall when I went through the York Pennsylvania manufacturing plant, it all starts with the employee.
Anyone working on painting the gas tank cannot use any type of cologne or perfume or anything like that. They are also not allowed to use any type of deodorant.
They get into suits that zip up and keep anything on their body be it hair, dust, dead skin cells, etc. away from the environment and inside the suit.
The above part stood up a great deal in my mind since it was so unusual I thought.
They do painstakingly to a super science if I may say, highly regulate how it is done which I don't exactly remember. But I do recall them being transported to the assembly area on a long winding conveyor belt.
I am sorry I cannot be more detailed on the process but the beginning part as I shared with you above is pretty accurate.
BuzzCap7