Love the smell of powder coating in the morning

[Marcq]

My setup



All black project


Waiting for SS gear sleeve to arrive

Marc..

[Keta]

Cool!

[foakes]

That looks really convenient, Marc --

What would one need for a set up like you have?

What components?  Where to obtain them?

Where is a source of supply for the powder coat?

How hard is it to do?

Does it turn out as well as a commercial job, or better?

Does the paint hold up well?

I have sent items out for PCing before -- but it is always a trip, expense, having to return, maybe losing small parts, etc..

Best,

Fred

[Tightlines667]

Cool looking setup.  What is the total investment costs?  & rough estimate of cost per reel and/or part?

[fIsHsTiiCkS]

Sounds like a lot of people want their own setup now!

Nice job!

[Marcq]

That looks really convenient, Marc --

What would one need for a set up like you have?

What components?  Where to obtain them?

Where is a source of supply for the powder coat?

How hard is it to do?

Does it turn out as well as a commercial job, or better?

Does the paint hold up well?

I have sent items out for PCing before -- but it is always a trip, expense, having to return, maybe losing small parts, etc..

Best,

Fred

Some of the stuff you may already have

Toaster oven(walmart/target)
Small compressor(I have a 3 gallon) set to 25/30psi
Powder coating system Chicago( bought it at harbor freight) $70 works really good
Coating boot, I made mine out of a home depot bucket
Little 4 gallon shop-vac, connected to the base of the coating boot with a filter(I used a face dust air filter)
Powder coat paint( harbor freight) $5.00 for 16oz but not to many color, ebay lots of color but double/triple the price. There's also Eastwood but never dealt with them
High temp masking tape, silicone plugs

That's about what you need. The process of powder coating is fairly easy but parts needs to be clean and roughed up especially when dealing with chrome plating parts you have to make those parts look dull. When coating I like 2 light coats, if the part as sharp edge 3

Hard to tell from the pic but the result is/ looks very professional, will try to take better pics later. The nice thing about powder coating, it's very resistant and easy to fix if something happens, can't say the same for chrome and anodizing  

Marc..



Marc..

[Marcq]

Oh!! don't use your oven where you cook your food, you''ll get sick

And wear a mask even if your boot is equipped with an air filter


Marc..

[Tightlines667]

Noce looking results.  I wonder if Tiburon would be willing to sell unfinished/raw frames and spools?

[Marcq]

Noce looking results.  I wonder if Tiburon would be willing to sell unfinished/raw frames and spools?

If not Tiburon, maybe someone else. I have seen some interest on new frames for penn reels, powder coating uncoated parts/frame would be a piece of cake , it's the prep that's the more time consuming

Marc..

[Marcq]

That kit works pretty good apparently, especially on small parts. And no compressor needed

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Craftsman-Electric-Powder-Coat-Spray-Gun-Metal-Tin-Finisher-17288-car-boat-paint-/331237705568?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d1f4e4760
Marc..

[fIsHsTiiCkS]

Oh!! don't use your oven where you cook your food, you''ll get sick

And wear a mask even if your boot is equipped with an air filter


Marc..

That is a very nice jigmaster! I really like that matte coloring.

[Alto Mare]

Very nice Marc, I  like the matte finish as well. That reel will look even sharper with black plates on.

Good job!

Sal

[George4741]

Can you have a glossy finish, too?

[Marcq]

Can you have a glossy finish, too?

Yes you can, but the problem with glossy finish with powder coating is orange peel, some pigment are more prone to it, on mat finish you don't see it. I had a hard time with the color red, after many attempts, I found a somewhat solution, bake it, shoot it, bake it, but often it's cause by heavy coats

I have a bridge that is glossy, I'll take pictures when it's light out

Thanks guys

Marc..

[Bryan Young]

Very nice work Marc.

Yes, I can hear my wife now...what do you need that for?  How many parts will you powder coat...lalalalalala.