Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) powder coating

[Whitmore]

how do you do it and is it spensive ?



I want to do some wheels in black , and can you do alloy?





help help help

 

[PZech]

It's usually not a DIY thing. It takes meticulous prep and the coating (actually a powder) is shot from a negatively charged gun onto a positively charged piece of metal (or is the other way around?). Anyway, the finished pieces are then baked to cure the finish.

There are some companies like Eastwood that sell the equipment but it's not cheap... ... . Ya got me on the alloys. I think it goes along the same lines as chrome and is chemically applied but not sure. Hope this helps

 

[Deezul1]

Harbor Frieght sells a powder coating machine for around $100. 00 but I have no idea how good it is, prolly made in China so take your chances. Look in the yellow pages under painting and coatings.

 

[Shovelhead]

Powder coating also involves "baking" the part at a fairly high temp to "melt" the powder into a smooth hard surface.



Wifey probably ain't gonna like comming home, and finding your wheels baking in the oven, not to mention the smell



It could also alter the temper of the part being heated.



edit to add link:

All About Powder Coating

 

[Whitmore]

OH !!!

I wonter if the heat will alter the temperment of the wheel... ... ... ... ..... does anyone know what temp they bake at... ... ... . or does any one know if there is a wheel out there on the market . I want black wheels ... ... ... ... Kevin :{

 

[Deezul1]

I think they bake at about 400-500 degrees. I saw a Ram with black spoke type wheels but they might have been painted.

I wonder if you could contact a wheel mfg and see if they have any blemished wheels that wont polish but will paint up good.

 

[KPhillips]

eastwood company sells powder coating equipment and they are usually pretty good witht their stuff,,,,not cheap though

 

[Shovelhead]

Eastwood Co. search for "Hot Coat"

Their Infared Paint curing system is more than a new stove and looks like it will only do a small area at a time.

 

[Dkevdog]

Most welding shops know of who will do it, I have a freind who has a shop here in So Cal, it is not too bad to have it done. As for the wheels, answer is Yes, he'd done them but keep in mind that while it is more durable than paint, it will ship with rocks and curb dings.



Kev

 

[JerryWallace]

Originally posted by Whitmore

how do you do it and is it spensive ?



I want to do some wheels in black , and can you do alloy?





help help help

You can do powder coatings on aluminum and aluminum alloys. Your valve cover is powder coated. It is aluminum with a high concentration of magnesium for strength. I found out the valve cover is powder coated because a glass bead blaster will not cut the coating. And the reason I know it's magnesium alloy is because when I was grinding off the word "dodge" all the fine dust is highly flammable. I dropped a cigarette butt in the dust and you get this nice bright white flash. And you can't put it out. Magnesium does not need oxygen to burn.

-Jerry

 

[TowPro]

My Brother has the cheeper Eastwood kit. Works pretty good, but the stuff has to be spotless, I mean you got to wear gloves spotless.



Plus you got to bake it in an oven at 400 deg I think. Once you use the oven for this stuff, it can never be used to cook food in again.



My Brother is a carpenter, so he brought home a almost brandnew oven from a kitchen job he did, set it up in the garage so we can powdercoat stuff. I don't think a truck rim will fit in it though.



I have done some things like Bark Busters for my dirt bike, this power coat stuff is pretty hard, my bark busters are allways crashing into trees and the ground, and the coating is holding up well.

Originally posted by KPhillips

eastwood company sells powder coating equipment and they are usually pretty good witht their stuff,,,,not cheap though

 

[craftybigdog]

Try using Por 15 its a chasis paint and is awesome very durable do a search on it and you will find something I think better than powder coating, just my 2 cents!