Eastwoood Powder Coating Kit

[choseneasy]

I was thinking of getting one of their kits , mostly for black wrinkle coat for  lifter blocks, etc on a motor. Anybody got experience with this?  Would cylinders be out of the question or have guys done them successfully? Any info would be appreciated .
  Thanks in advance

[bigblock6912]

i'm curious also

[slik rik]

Caswell, Powder by the pound, and Eastwood all have very good forums, all the info you need.
I have a caswell setup, with a modified gun. I have 2 ovens, both built using cannibalized home ovens one is 36x22x18, and the other is 60x32x30. The actual process is very simple, and the best part is once the part cools down its ready to install.  heres some parts



A transparent gold on top of chrome



My big oven under construction





A set of rotors, NOTE: tape off friction surface, trust me this is tough "Potty mouth" to sand off

[adayrider]

Nice!!    More about the oven please. 

[IndyHarley]

Why wouldn't using something like Dura-Coat not work. They use Dura-Coat for guns and other stuff to put on a powder coat and there is no curing (heating). I have a hand gun that I dura-coated over 10 years ago and it still looks the same as day one. I realize my hand gun hasn't had the elements on it like my bike but it is really durable stuff.

[clay_mover]

This is a hobby of mine, not motorcycle parts but you will see what can be done with a eastwood or harbor freight powdercoat gun and a $25 toaster oven. I have been sucessful with color coats then clear coats on top of it, its a bit tricky because it usually wants to fisheye but with a little practice and preheating after the first color coat I have done it. My favorite is black wrinkle finish because it always comes out evenly wrinkled with one coat, unlike the two part process when using wrinkle paint. The bottom picture shows my home made wooden powdercoat/paint spray booth in the back ground with a harbor freight vacum under it.

[truck]

Gotta love a DX40.

[Grumpy : (]

Nice looking set up there and the work is really nice.

I once in a while think I'd like to powdercoat my own stuff, but don't have the patience, or skill.

A friend had an FXR frame pwdercoated locally for $250.00.  No idea if that's a good price or not.

[GlockRocket34]

Indy,

I've been DuraCoating parts on my 02 FXST for the last couple of years. I used matte black,and did it with an airbrush.
Here in Central Florida, the salty air KILLS any chrome that is in the windstream. So I coated the front fork lowers, speedo housing, forward controls, switch housings and rims (with twisted stainless spokes).
Its held up great for the last three years.
I'll try to post some pics later.

Jeff    GlockRocket34

[choseneasy]

Lotsa good info, thanks alot fellas. the pics looked great!!

[prodrag1320]

we`ve got a eastwood unit,works great.our black wrinkle looks better than factory

[Ultrashovel]

I built a powder coat oven within the past five years. It's horizontal and measures 24" Wide X 36" High and 72" Deep inside. It will do a Harley or ATV frame. It has a roller trolley on the inside top and on the bottom to roll work inside after it's coated.

I used four 3,000 watt oven elements for 12,000 watts total. It draws about 52 amps through a definite purpose Cutler-Hammer contactor.  I also used oven controls for temperature control. It's been up to 500 deg. F. when I first tested it and it will hold any temperature below that within a few degrees. I have two oven windows in the top and two interior lights to watch the work.

So far I've done bike wheels, hubs and sidecar frame parts. I use an Eastwood outfit and it works very well. Every biker should have a powdercoat oven.

Here are a few pictures.

Frame during build.



Inside of control box when I was building it.




Bottom Trolley.





Finished oven.

[prodrag1320]

VERY NICE!!

[Ultrashovel]

VERY NICE!!

Thanks. 

Also, many people could get started in powdercoating with nothing more than a large toaster oven for small parts. That's what I did initially. And....unless you think you might do a frame sometime, a medium-sized oven is probably all you would need.