DIY Powder Coating

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Jul 1, 2015 | 10:41 PM

#11

amkaos

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BoonDock that is really cool..nice work

Jul 2, 2015 | 04:47 PM

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99ishvr4

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Originally Posted by BoonDock_Saint

This is what it looks like over chrome, using an eastwood gun and home oven. These stayed great, the front of the teardrop air cleaner got dinged up pretty fast.

That is a great color combination. Very nice job.

Jul 12, 2015 | 09:45 PM

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99ishvr4

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Any other powder coaters here?

Jul 12, 2015 | 10:04 PM

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BoonDock_Saint

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Thanks for the kind words fellas! 99ish, i haven't seen too many members that do their own powder coating on the forum. I think more people would be interested if building an oven wasn't so expensive. You can only do so much stuff in a home style oven. I always thought If i could get my hands on one of those subway bread ovens I could do bars and fork legs etc. Oh yeah, the heads and jugs on that bike are powdercoated as well. Then i took a 1/2 inch hand held belt sander and cleaned up the edges of the fins.

Happy Motoring!

Last edited by BoonDock_Saint; Jul 12, 2015 at 10:07 PM.

Jul 13, 2015 | 12:21 AM

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jjminch

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Great site, I'll bookmark it for some time I may get into powder coating.

I don't have a compressor that's capable or an oven setup for powder. Plus, I don't find the shop rates for the work to be overly expensive. I got my wheels done for a little over $100. If I had a lot more parts to do, it might be worth doing it on my own.

Jul 13, 2015 | 12:27 PM

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ajrocket

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From: Western New York

I try to do a little bit on my own. I have a cheap craftsman gun that is electronic (no compressor necessary) and a toaster oven. Wheels are out of the question. I wanted to do the passenger pegs black on my old sport bike and this equipment was about the same price as having them done so it was a no Brainer. Been on about 8 years still looks new.

Jul 15, 2015 | 10:06 AM

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BoonDock_Saint

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Homeowner powder guns don't need a compressor they're electric and self contained. I like the toaster oven idea, I'd never thought about using one of those for small parts just to keep the power bill down.