Powdercoating your own alloys

1. Gareth Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Doncaster [ S.Yorkshire ] Posts: 655 Corsa C

   #1 12th February 2010, 10:21

   Hey Guys !!
   
   I know there is a step-by-step guide on the forum , but i was just asking for peoples thoughts. Is it a harder project that people say it is ? ?
2. saxovtsmad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 stoke on trent Posts: 8875 now own a possi blue mk2 vts mk1 went to heaven

   #2 12th February 2010, 10:43

   ive never done powder coating but i have refurbed alloys with spray paint
3. user_23168 Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2008 N. Ireland Posts: 576 BMW 328i Coupe with M3 diff

   #3 12th February 2010, 10:46

   Never done powdercoating either but am in the process of spraying my vts wheels. The hardest part is the prep...get that right and the rests easy enough.
4. iSlayeR Established Member Joined: Aug 2009 King's lynn Posts: 2073 Turbocharged vtr

   #4 12th February 2010, 11:08

   How does powder coating work? Whats the difference between that and normal spray paint?
5. adam661 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2009 chesterfield (ish) Posts: 2685 icelandic grey 53 vt

   #5 12th February 2010, 11:11

   im currently gettin my 205 wheels powdercoated they are blasted down to a clean surface for the powder to stick to and they are baked in oven at 200 degrees the finish is more hard wearing than normal paint check my progress thread to see the finish ive got my rocker and strut brace powdercoated
6. Gareth Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Doncaster [ S.Yorkshire ] Posts: 655 Corsa C

   #6 12th February 2010, 11:15

   my wheels are not like badly damaged. Just got the odd curbing (N) I might just spray them over + sand them down. But im not to sure lol
7. adam661 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2009 chesterfield (ish) Posts: 2685 icelandic grey 53 vt

   #7 12th February 2010, 11:17

   spraying them will be a lot cheaper 2 lol
8. user_36970 Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2009 walsall Posts: 670 two tone wheel barrow . 19" rim with a flat tyre.

   #8 12th February 2010, 12:49

   first of all you will need to buy a powder coating gun (most guns run on 3 phase power supplies)
   then you will need to buy a compressor to power the gun.
   
   powder will cost you a fortune because you can only buy it in 25KG boxes which will last you months in the industry.
   also it depends on the colour your after ( RAL or BS numbers are cheaper than custom powders)
   
   proper extraction is needed also, as most of the power today contains zinc and polyester which is A. highly flammable B. very bad for your health.
   
   you will then need a oven to bake them which will cost you a fortune also. normaly you put the work in and set it to 190 degrees ..... when it hits 190 it will be on a timer for 20 minutes to bake.
   
   all done.
   
   beleave me ive been powder coating business for over 5 years and its an expensive game, better off letting some1 in the know do it for you.
9. user_36970 Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2009 walsall Posts: 670 two tone wheel barrow . 19" rim with a flat tyre.

   #9 12th February 2010, 12:52

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by adam661 im currently gettin my 205 wheels powdercoated they are blasted down to a clean surface for the powder to stick to and they are baked in oven at 200 degrees the finish is more hard wearing than normal paint check my progress thread to see the finish ive got my rocker and strut brace powdercoated

   they do not need to be blasted down so that the powder sticks..... the powder sticks using a static charge running through the jigs.
   
   the reason you clean/blast them is because any shit under the power will burn through giving you an orange peel effect and blistering.