[SEL] Powder Coating Engines

[Bernie]

i have the outfit from eastwood, and power coat things from time to time.
Yes there is a nack to powder coating.  Anyone can powder coat anything,
however doing it right, and doint it that it will last is another thing.
when powder coating is done right, you wont get the coating off without a
struggle.

i setup a test piece one time to see just how hard powder coating is when
done right.
you cant sandblast it (unless your willing to stand there hours on end
working on one little area).
you cant polish it off with a buffer (uless you want to stang there untill
the coating gets to hot and melts off, or you wear it off, in other words a
very long time).
Burning with a torch takes a long time as not everything comes off you have
to heat, and clean, and repeat
they only thing i could do to get it off was cutting it in some way, either
grinding, or filing, or sawing, etc....

its one hard coating.  The test piece BTW was cast.  This coating is
resistant to gas, and oil. one problem is tho, you cant use it on gas tanks
as when you heat it you melt the solder out of the joints on the tank.
Only side effect is if its put on a head, it will discolor and flake. now
there is hightemp coatings you can get that will withstand higher temps
(eastwoods high-temp powder goes to 1000 deg)

professional jobs cost the same as a pofessional paint job.
heres a list from a place in california
http://www.powdercoater.com/autoprices.htm

i currently have an engine awaiting powder coating, when i decide to get to
it.  Problem is i dont have an oven big enough to hold the block (IHC M - 1
1/2), and i refuse to use a heat lamp as i an unable to properly prep that
part, and get a good cure that i like.  I have plans to build a large oven
as i from time to time have a need for one, but as with everything, didnt
get around to building it yet.

bernie


-----Original Message-----
From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
[mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com]On Behalf Of Paul Maples
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 9:20 AM
To: Stationary Engine List
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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