[SEL] Powder Coating Engines

[Paul Maples]

Thanks Don for this information. I gather from your message that you have
not actually tired it on an engine yet?

Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "don" <don.h at wcoil.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Powder Coating Engines


> Hi Paul.
> I have a Power Coat outfit from Eastwood Co. Now there is a set of heat
> lamps you can use to powder kote big iron with so no oven is needed I have
> not bought a set of lamps to try this out with ( there a little price e
for
> home use ) but my buddy has a set he used in his body shop.
> The big  problem in trying to paint any big engine is getting every  part
of
> the casting smoth and dirt, greese free just as if you where useing any
kind
> of paint. if you use body shop mud,iceing it has to be able to with stand
> 400 degrees at 20 or 30 minuits. there is a body filler with metal in it
> that you can use. Powder coat is neat its messy cause your blowing a
powder
> on the metal parts with the help of static electricty to suck it( the
> powder ) into all the cracks and crevices then heat is used to melt the
> powder in to a very nice hig gloss finish There is a art into powder
coating
> just like spray painting its not quite as easy to do as it sounds do a
> search on powder coating here on the net and you will find out a better
> explani then what i can do.
> good luck
> Don in Ohio
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Maples" <pmaples at anaxis.net>
> To: "Stationary Engine List" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 9:19 AM
> Subject: [SEL] Powder Coating Engines
>
>
> > Hey Gang, things seem to be a little slow on the SEL right now and since
I
> > have been wondering about this I thought I would throw it out to the
> group.
> > Has anyone powder coated an engine and if so how did it come out? I know
> you
> > have to have one heck of an oven to do this and I figured that somewhere
> out
> > in cyberspace someone has bound to have built a homemade one and
submitted
> > his plans. Probably have to sell the wife and kids to fire it just once
> but
> > still would like to know the feasibility of such a project.
> >
> > Someone mentioned that this might have been discussed last year but I
> don't
> > remember seeing it but then again age is affecting my sight, hearing,
and
> > reasoning ability so you will have to forgive me. If anyone has done
this
> > let me hear about your results.
> >
> > I guess another option would be to get the parts ready and have someone
> that
> > has the setup do the powder coating, wonder what this would cost for a
> > normal size 3 to 6 HP engine? Hey it don't cost a penny to wonder, at
> least
> > not just yet.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
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