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Powdercoat question.
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Posted by: suck my pipe

Ok dumb question but dont laugh. What is the reason you cant just use a paint gun to apply powdercoat, or can you use a paint gun? I thought that would be a great way to save money on it cause then all you need is a oven but I know its gotta be more complicated then that. Papy you seam to know what your talkin about let's hear it.

Posted by: 440EX4me

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Originally posted by suck my pipe
Ok dumb question but dont laugh. What is the reason you cant just use a paint gun to apply powdercoat, or can you use a paint gun? I thought that would be a great way to save money on it cause then all you need is a oven but I know its gotta be more complicated then that. Papy you seam to know what your talkin about let's hear it.

Complicated

Just order some equipment and supplies and keep at till you dont mess up a lot. seems to work

Posted by: suck my pipe

So dose that mean a paint sprayer dosent work, or it's just harder or sumthing? I think some of the sights that you buy powder of off have small sample's, and I was planning to get just a small sample and try it in a paint gun on some kind of small scrap meatle just to see if it would work so just let me know if it would be a waist of my time or not.

I think it would be decent if it works lol

Posted by: danney f

The powder coating gun has a rod that runs through the middle of the gun. As the powder is fluffed with air and pushed out of the gun, it becomes "+"ed charged by the rod. the part that you are shooting has been grounded makeing it nutraul or "-" so the powder is drawn to the part and sticks.
If you were to use anything other than a gun made for powder coating, the powder would just go floating off in the air.
Big waste.

Posted by: Pappy

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Originally posted by 440EX4me
Complicated

Just order some equipment and supplies and keep at till you dont mess up a lot. seems to work

your pretty much correct. its not that complicated at all and with the cost of the hobby guns its not that expensive to get into on a small type basis. its like anything else....patience and the willingness to learn.

i will have the equipment to start chroming early next week....so ill be starting the learning process all over again

Posted by: 440EX4me

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Originally posted by Pappy
your pretty much correct. its not that complicated at all and with the cost of the hobby guns its not that expensive to get into on a small type basis. its like anything else....patience and the willingness to learn.

i will have the equipment to start chroming early next week....so ill be starting the learning process all over again

Ooooonooooo your gonna be a chroming too now

I have an old GF that can test out how durable it is for ya

Posted by: Dale512

Pappy, I saw your quad up the Wisp today.......its one of the nicests quads I've ever seen.

Posted by: Pappy

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Originally posted by Dale512
Pappy, I saw your quad up the Wisp today.......its one of the nicests quads I've ever seen.

you should have come over and said howdy