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Just ordered a Powder Coating Rig

Stu L.

Stu L.

Nov 27, 2001
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Corsicana, Texas
#1
I blame Hambone for giving me the idea :p

Just got off the phone with Eastwood, and a Hotcoat kit with gloss black, satin black, gloss clear, and reflective chrome is headed to Texas. Now I can finally have black tuners on my Harris to match the other hardware :bassist:

I might have to give the hardware on the '51RI the black treatment also...
 
#3
Thor said:
How does the process work?

Do you think the end result is durable? Was it expensive?
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Just like the "pros" do it, just on a smaller scale. Prep the item to be coated, fill the hopper, attatch a negative lead to the item, and shoot the powder. The gun charges the powder with a positive charge for the attraction. Then bake, for smaller items a toaster oven will work. The only limit I will have is the size of the item, if it will fit into my oven.

All the posts I've seen on the forums say that it is just as durable as having the parts powdered. The kit, including the gun, hoppers, charging unit, and three colors was $129.99 plus shipping. I also got a chrome color, so that added $15. Check out the forums on the Eastwood website for som great pics and helpful ideas.

I got this to refin hardware for guitars that is old and crusty, or that I want to change the color of.
 
#4
Cool stuff.

Someone I use to work with got a powder coating rig. He showed me a few of his practice pieces and I think they looked as good as any powder coat I have seen.

The only exception was the chrome, it didn't really look like chrome. More like a high gloss silver. I think only actual chrome can give you that reflective "mirror like" surface.

He used his mostly for automotive and I thought it would be great for guitar hardware. Never had him try for me though.

You'll have to post some before and after pics when you get all set up.
 
#5
Y'know, Stu, for some reason I saw the thread title and did not see any part of who started the thread right as I clicked on another thread title. Without even seeing I guessed that it was you who bought a power coating machine. Call me physic and flamboyant.

bc
 
#6
Cool. I'm pretty sure that if I ended up with one of those, I'd have a lot of black guitar hardware, get bored one night, and end up with a tonne of black utensils, pots, and pretty much anything else that wouldn't melt in an oven.

Have fun with it!
 
#9
DigMe said:
Call me flamboyant.

bc
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:eyebrow: OK... :D

Chunk, Eastwood has a two step process that after cleared looks alot like chrome, at least in the pictures. If I can pick up a beater guitar or bass, clean it up and make it appear like new hardware, why not?

Mike, thanks for the heads up on the thickness. I have some files, and could always wear the finish down if needed. A covered guitar tuner though, I could just leave the gear out.

And Yeller, I'm not sure if "ricer" is a nice term :hmm:

I will, however, do parts for rednecks ;)
 
#14
Don't ask anyone on this board on what you can do with your
right (or left hand, depending on what club you belong to) to pass the time while you are getting all physic with the qintar and passin' the time to next Sat.

Next Sat.? That's only if you paid for the 30 buck shipping.
 
#15
Thor said:
Don't ask anyone on this board on what you can do with your
right (or left hand, depending on what club you belong to) to pass the time while you are getting all physic with the qintar and passin' the time to next Sat.

Next Sat.? That's only if you paid for the 30 buck shipping.
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Wow, that was way deeper than I wanted to take it... :eyebrow:

The machine will be here Thursday. I'll be out of town Thurs. and Fri. So, Saturday I get to work :D
 

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