Powder Coat Gun Guide Powder coating is a great hobby to get into as you can dip your toe in the water with spending too much time and money. Powder coating can be done as simple as shaking powder onto a hot part or dipping a hot part into powder […]
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Tips when Powder Coating Parts White
Keep Your Whites White Even though white tends to cover and hide imperfections well, they can be hard to apply and whether it’s base coat-clear coat or powder coating you may need to take additional care when coating a part in white powder. How to Keep White Powder Clean The […]
How to Remove Powder Coating Quickly
Powder coating is one of the most durable coatings there is, but it also is one of the most difficult to remove if you want to recoat it. Powder Coating is baked on and cures to an extremely hard finish that is difficult to even remove with mechanical methods. We’ve worked hard over the years to find the easiest way to remove powder coating and decided to show you the process below.
How Does Powder Coating Cure?
Powder Coating is one of the strongest coatings on the market and is something that started off as an industrial coating that was only available in mass production. Eastwood was the first to bring this industrial coating to the home hobbyist and we’ve been leading the DIY powder coating world ever since. With powder coating guns and supplies becoming more cost effective no longer is powder coating only for automotive related items. We’re seeing everything from fishing lures, ammunition, to glass being powder coated and we often are giving beginners a crash course in powder coating. In this article we go over what causes powder to cure and what you need to cure powder on your next project.
Is Powder Coated Steel Rust Resistant?
It’s no secret that powder coating is one of the strongest coatings out there and it can handle a lot of abuse before it will chip, fail, or even scratch. This makes it a choice for most industrial applications and also on automotive parts. With the majority of our customers using their Eastwood Powder Coating Gun on automotive parts we often get asked about the rust resistance for powder coating once the coated parts has been installed on the vehicle. Below we give some facts and tips for resisting rust when powder coating a part.
Is Powder Coating Flexible?
A problem when painting parts that may flex is the possibility of the paint cracking over time. In the auto body industry flex agents have been added to paints and clear coats to help them flex with a part and reduce cracking. Powder coating is a much more durable coating than liquid paints. In fact it has two-three times the impact resistance and is preferred for parts that are exposed to extreme conditions.
Can I reuse Powder Coating Powder?
Reclaiming powder is a discussion that is argued quite often in the powder coating hobby. In industry you will see items being coated at scale. There will be conveyor belts running large batches of parts that are sprayed with powder and then run through an oven. This is the quickest way to coat and bake parts but there tends to be a lot of powder wasted that is sprayed and doesn’t stick to the items.
Is Powder Coating Heat Resistant?
Powder coating is one of the most durable coatings you can put on an object and it’s become our favorite to use on just about everything. While it is extremely durable it does have some limitations. We often get asked what can’t be coated in powder coat and what […]
Beginner Tips For Custom Powder Coating Effects
Once you get the hang of the basics of powder coating you may want to add a cool effects to your powder coating projects. We have seen everything from two-tone jobs, to full blended and flaked powder jobs that are unbelievable. We decided to show a couple techniques for beginners to try to customize your powder coating projects.