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Originally Posted by Sweed
I remember you mentioning somewhere something about doing your own powdercoating?
How much did the whole set up (gun, oven, compressor) run you?
And any good places to get the powder?
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Gun was a gift, you can find it at harbor freight. Oven was $30 bucks, as you can see it's just a house hold oven with wheels. Also a pair of toaster ovens for small parts. Powder is about 2-4/lb for regular colors, 7 I guess for cooler colors. I order from powderbuythepound.com, so you can get a great idea on pricing from them. A pound will do plenty of work, took about a 1/4 lb to do a friend's header, and we did a few coats. I did a ton of trim and engine brackets on the CST10 with a lb. Harbor freight powder is good for under hood stuff, but it's no good for anything that sees sunlight. You can get UV protected powder from the site above.
Compressors vary. I just use my dad's 20 year old compressor that has like 3 leaks in the tank.
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