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[auto_x5.0]

Ok, I bought myself some christmas gifts. I now have a powdercoating gun, high temp tape, a handfull of colors, and some plugs for threaded holes. Now I was wondering what you guys do for cleaning the items before you shoot them. What chemicals do you guys use, what steps do you take etc.

 

[AnthonyF]

Most powdercoaters use a bead blast machine (skat blast). You want to get to the bare surface for the best results.

 

[alex302]

When I had my gun I would sand it to the bare metal then use acetone to clean it. Any oil old paint or coating will ruin a piece. Blasting it would be much better.

 

[ttocs]

what does a system run? Been curious about it for an upcomming project...

 

[ivan12]

You can piece together a bead blaster and a P/C gun for fairly cheap, what gets you is the big oven depending on how large the parts are

 

[ttocs]

what is fairly cheap to you? I am uneployed now so my level might be different. Waht accesories do you need(minus the oven)?

 

[auto_x5.0]

The gun costed $100, my dad works at a pharmaceutical plant so I got autoclave tape and plugs for free, the powders can range from $5/lb to $30/lb depending on the color and where it was bought from. You can use a kitchen over, the powder needs to cook at 375-400 degrees for 15-20mins. I will be having my stuff blasted for me for near free, and I will probably clean the parts with water and brake clean/parts cleaner. So all in all, maybe to get started somewhere in the area of $300 for me.

I would say somewhere like $400-$500 depending on what/where you get your blasting stuff from for a fresh starter TTOCS.

I was just curious if there was anything special I needed to use to clean the stuff with.

 

[ttocs]

prettysure most automotive places sell a lint free tissue like thing for wiping parts down to prep for paint. Otherwise when I paint I just wipe it I just use alcahol and a paper towel, not sure if powder is different or not.

 

[g36 monkey]

I would say acetone and a tack cloth.

Thats the sticky rag Scott is referring to ;p

 

[alex302]

I have bought powder from this site and it not bad they have some nice custom colors.
http://www.roseyspowdercoating.com/

 

[auto_x5.0]

I would say acetone and a tack cloth.

Thats the sticky rag Scott is referring to ;p

I kinda assumed that, lol, I get that all the time at work. Body shops call in for us to deliver paint, etc, and that sticky rag thingy is usually the favorite form of tack cloth.