Powder Coating

Right after New Years I picked up the Powder Coat setup at Harbor Freight Tools when it was on sale.
I found a used oven on craigslist for free. An electrician friend wired in a 220 volt outlet in the garage for me.

There is a powder coat company called Powder by the Pound powderbuythepound.com/ that sells powder and powder coat supplies for a good price.

So I decided to give powder coating a try. I figure with out too much investment I can powder coat everything with the exception of the frame with the oven. If things go well I might even give the frame a try with either heat lamps or build a cheap propane oven.


I have found that I get better results when I heat up the metal to 400 degrees F before I powder coat.

I have also been experimenting with distance of the gun to the material. I have also tried flat black powder coat and then a clear powder coat on top of the flat black. In some of the examples I was getting some orange peel.

When the distance was increased and the metal was powder coated right from the oven the orange peel was less.

I am now going to try a thinner coating of the powder and a slightly lower temperature and bake slightly longer.

I will keep everyone posted: