Anybody do benchtop powder coating?

I'm thinking about getting set up for it. Just small stuff that will fit in a toaster oven, mostly for model/toy parts.

Looks like I can get set up with the gun, cleaning supplies and a sampler of powder from Eastwood for about $200.

I have thought about getting an old stove for my garage, but can’t find a good reason to tell the old lady.

I have the eastwood dual voltage system, its amazing , I started with the horbor freight pice of garbage, and that made the learning curve tooooo steep, it doesn't work as it should so you fight it all day tring to get it to work and you cant concentrate on what you need to be thinking about, I will say thou you will be much happier if you get a full size kitchen oven, its just much much easier to hang small parts in and pre heat the parts to off gas them, check out this holley demon carb I did, if you want any "tips and tricks feel free to ask me any questions you have

Thanks billy. I already have the toaster oven in the garage so I'll start with that. I do have 220 out there so moving to a wall oven is a possibility. Really don't have the floor space for a complete stove. Maybe a custom built outfit using parts pirated from a stove.

What's that carb-a-tooter go on? Spread-bore so maybe a SBC?

I thought about this a while ago, but haven't pulled the trigger. I did find the best powder coating supplier though. Huge assortment of colors and best price. Shipping is great (I ordered some samples) and fast.
prismatic@nicindustries.com

Maybe a salvaged RV stove/oven?

I'm guessing the moisture from a gas flame isn't a good thing here?

I've got tons of aluminum sheet left over from my airplane days. On my (long...ish) list of stuff to do is build an oven with the sheet and use 100-150W heat lamps, controlled with an oven thermostat. Any one know if it's ever been tried? Results?

gggGary said:

I'm guessing the moisture from a gas flame isn't a good thing here?

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Well, that and I don't think open flame around uncured powder is particularly wise.

It's always better when you don't stink up the house, wives don't take to that much.

I've used High-Temp spray paint, the 500°, it will cure in the oven at 400-450 for 30 minutes, be hard and last.
Made mistake of getting the 1200° stuff once, It wouldn't cure at that temp and you could scratch it off with your finger nail.
As above, only when the wife is away

Jim said:

I've got tons of aluminum sheet left over from my airplane days. On my (long...ish) list of stuff to do is build an oven with the sheet and use 100-150W heat lamps, controlled with an oven thermostat. Any one know if it's ever been tried? Results?

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Keep watching CL and you can pick up a convection stove or oven for about nothing. everything you need just enlarge the box when you want to do your frame......
Advantage of a convection oven; it has a fan to keep the temp more consistent 'round the oven. Typically has thermostat and and a fancy timer as part of the package. Roasted duck setting seems to work well.

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RC4MAN said:

It's always better when you don't stink up the house, wives don't take to that much.

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powder coating is TOXIC FREE there is no smell unless you acidentaly burn the powder, each powder has its own tempature to bake it at, some clear powders are slightly lower like 320F, and some industrial (hard to scratch) coatings are slightly higher, but there is no gasses relased to make a smell, And gary is right , there is allways a free home oven on CL...
the company I bought my powder from is called "powder by the pound" I have 2 pounds of about 40 colors , and Im willing to share what I have if someone just needs a little bit to try it out,
the nice thing about a home oven is its big enuf to fit wheels in it, not just moto wheels, but car wheels, my oven can fit a 19x19 car wheel,

oh another note on the "smell" the only gasses ever released are when you have a part you have cleaned or sand blasted, then cleaned with brake clean then you OFF GAS it, so lets say your going to use a powder that requires 350f, ok so you clean the part then put it in the oven at 375 for 30 minutes or if its a big part until the entire part shows a reading of 375, any oil or contaminents traped in the part will come to the surface and burn off, then let it cool down and walla! when it gets heated to 350 , you have already supased that temp with the off gas process, and if crap didn't come out of the part at 375... it aint comin out at 350, also another tip is it aint paint spaying, air preshure is 10 to 15 psi, not a lot atoll..

and to have a larger enclosure ,I used this solid foam inulation, sold in sheets in the back of home depo, its silver on one side, and comes in diferent thickness, I used the 1/2 inch, to make a box I cut it with a razor knife and used the metal duct tape, again like a sliver metal like tape, and what I did was open the oven door, make a box that fits GOOD up against the oven then the oven is twice as big inside, I hope that is understandable, but that closed foam insulatiuon with the silver metal like backing held up fine at 450f for many many many runs, just make the box fit good, and use a piece of the metal duct tape to secure it to the oven when baking,

note, there is also no waste, if you make a box to spray the powder on your part, and then you can sweep up the powder of the bottom of the box and use it next time, "cleanlieness is key here" to keep from contaminating your colors, sweep out the box of any dust and wipe it down before spaying a new color, again I made my box out of the closed cell foam insulation with the silver metallic backing paper, then the powder just sweeps right up off the surface, I did knowtice the box will take a charge from the gun, never been a problem thou,

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Billy, you put the metallic side of the 1/2" foam on the inside of the box for a oven addition, right?

I have two ovens. A box between them and I could do a whole frame.

yes exsactly the door becomes the floor of the box, and yes the silver side in twards the heat, seal at the seams with the silver duct tape, (metal duct tape)

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Billy, you put the metallic side of the 1/2" foam on the inside of the box for a oven addition, right?

I have two ovens. A box between them and I could do a whole frame.

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Hanging the piece in the box would require some extra support at the top of the box. The door would have to be large enough to get the piece in there without bumping or brushing off the powder.

make the box the hanger itself, spray the frame then cary the box over to the ovens and lower the box down onto the two open doors

ok got it, (mental gymnastics),, build the box.. with a piece of wood like a 2x4 across the top of the box, run wire hangers thru the box to hang the frame from, like a pupett, maybe even aloow the frame to hang low to be able to spray the entire frame. then pull the wires up and retighten them to the 2x4, cary the box and frame over to the open oven and set in place... sounds like a two man maneuver, but I have done crazyier by myself, maybe even set the hole thing up above the ovens to begin with, with two straps, friction tie down type, then spray the frame and lowr it down ito place on the ovens???

just thinking out load