[Miata] Powder coating

[Ben Upton]

Thx larry, those are the 2 issues I've seen online as well.

One place says if you clean it as well as possible, then preheat the part
and reclean you can get all the contaminants to come out during the
preheating stage.  (which is apparently an issue w/ cast aluminum)

on the curing, a used oven can be bought for not too much money (one place
suggested going to a "mom and pop" appliance store and ask to buy one w/ bad
burners or just an old one they removed out of someones home.  (electric
only, since gas stoves aren't a good idea for this)  I won't be doing this
yet, b/c I live in a 350sq ft. efficiency apt...and I wouldn't call it "well
ventilated"  so was going to do this once I finish school and buy a house.
(of course I have cured paint on a shotty that I refinished in my miniture
oven.  not to mention I cooked my headlights in that same oven.   (but I'm a
college student and the closest thing I get to cooking is hot pockets or pop
tarts)

More curious of the quality of these home kits, and the results they
provide.    I figure getting a cheap oven can't be too hard, and I can build
a small booth to do the "painting" in.  but the results I will/can see w/ an
inexpensive PC gun is my main concern.

why do you need a 2nd washer and dryer?  the powder brushes off before
baked...rage don't get "wet".  much less cleanup than painting.

On 2/2/07, Larry Alster <Larry at miata.net> wrote:
>
>  Two problems with DIY
>
> 1. Is cleaning the parts well enough.  The guy that does my powdercoating
> sandblasts everything first to make sure it is clean and the surface will
> allow the powdercoating to bond.
>
> 2. Is curing it.  Do you have a spare oven??  I'm not sure I want to cure
> it in my oven in my house.
>
> Someday when I build the 10 car garage/workshop I will have an area with
> an oven and a washer and dryer in it for doing powdercoating and cleaning up
> work rags and clothes.
>
> Larry
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> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Ben Upton <mrcarcrazy at gmail.com>
> *To:* Miata at realbig.com
> *Sent:* Friday, February 02, 2007 4:21 PM
> *Subject:* [Miata] Powder coating
>
> Okay, so I want to get my valve cover powder coated, but I saw on
> Eastwood.com that you can buy a DIY kit of sorts...anyone have any
> experiences w/ this?  Curious as to the results I might be able to get out
> of such a kit?  I'll probably have to wait until this summer to do anything,
> but would love to be able to do it myself...could have myself a new hobby!!
> Any tips?  thoughts? fears? etc would be great.
>
> I know that if I had a setup of my own I could do my brake calipers, valve
> cover, intake / exhaust manifolds, wheels (if I got bored w/ current
> color).  I know it would save cash, time, and best of all, I'd have a new
> toy.
>
>
> Thanks in advance
> Ben Upton
> Lubbock, TX
>
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