Sandblaster, and Powder Coat Do it yourself style!

[ford4x4fun]

I am looking at buying a sandblaster and do it yourself powder coat system. I am wanting to stay around 400 dollars, doas anyone have any thoughts on what I should look for. I will be an amature starting out doing this, but figured it would be a good skill to learn to improve on my bumps looks.

Thanks

[67mann]

I don't know if this link will be blocked for you,but for powdercoating
http://www.eastwoodco.com/text/content/ ... talog.html
This is the system I've used(79HD frame)on stuff small and big--does a nice job. I can't tell ya if they have the best price,but----
http://www.eastwoodco.com/text/content/ ... talog.html

[ford4x4fun]

67mann,

Thanks! They even have the colors that I want. Thanks for the info I had searched for about 2 hours yesterday trying to find the right stuff. I should have just posted here and waited.

[67mann]

glad you were able to get the links ---They have added alot of colors---since I did my bike

[71PA_Highboy]

Also check Caswell Plating (http://www.caswellplating.com/) and Powder by the pound (http://www.powderbuythepound.com/)

There are also some Yahoo groups on this if you are looking for more interaction with users.

Good Luck!

Eric

[ford4x4fun]

Those both have good selections, is the powder interchangeable. or do you have to use there brand

[67mann]

I would think it would all be the same,just might have different melting temps. or cure time,but the system should still be the same

[ford4x4fun]

Thanks 67mann

[price2757]

When I was in the toy store, I mean Harbor Freight tools the other day I noticed that they have a powder coating system over in the air tool section. Didn't see how good it was, but the price wasn't too bad.. That and their parking lot sale starts tomorrow.

[71PA_Highboy]

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Powder-Co ... =310081817

They discuss the HF setup here, and it isn't too bad. There is info about mods to that gun to make it work better...


hth,

eric

[ford4x4fun]

Hey thanks 71PA, I appriciate the info... All these plans yet I have to sit here on them... Makes for some long days

[mrsnicks]

Just remember your sandblaster is only going to be as good as your air compressor. You need a big tank with lots of cfm to run it continuously.

Also gonna need a pretty good oven for baking some of the parts, and don't even try to use your current oven or your wife will kill you.


Patrick

[ford4x4fun]

I got one of those pottery kilns or whatever there called to bake the parts. A big industrial job that came out of a school. I am going to get a big air compressor, just waiting on when I get home. Thanks for all the info though!!!!

[colnago]

Has anyone used the sandblasters from Harbor Freight? They all look like carbon copies of each other, except for the paint colors.

Joseph

[Jacksdad]

I bought a HD media blaster recently and just put it together the other day. Haven't had a chance to try it out, but from the research I did, the biggest problems people have are not enough pressure and reserve capacity - you need a decent size compressor - cheap nozzles that wear out quickly, and the media feed lines clogging. There are a few threads out there on different forums that describe how you can easily modify them to increase the size of the fittings to fix the clogging issue, and how to replace the nozzle with a better one. I'm on my phone right now, but I think I have them bookmarked somewhere.
For the money (and a little time and money to upgrade it) I figured it was worth it, especially given the price with a coupon.
One more thing, it's a lot cheaper to get blasting media from somewhere like Tractor Supply than buying the Harbor Freight stuff.