[SEL] Powder Coating Engines

[don]

Thats right it would be a lot of work filling all the castings and sanding
them smooth.. But  I,m sure a powder coat job would be neat.. I was lucky to
get a frame for my cushman powder coated  ( Goverment job  hi hi ) but I had
it sandblasted and all ready to go.. You would have to take a engine all
apart to sand blast fill all the rough parts with mud  sand till it ,s like
a new babys bottom . ect
I,v seen a couple engines around our local show that are very nice all fixed
up this way .But then of course your always wipeing them clean.. a couple
yrs ago I re did a t-craft ( 1940) airplane the fellow i  sold it to who
always is rebuilding something , ie cushmans ,airplanes, indian 4s  all the
good toys once told me the only trouble with doing such a nice job on the
stuff is you cant hardly get it dirty or some one will call you on the
carpet for getting it dirty.
Come to Findlay Ohio show and look at DR Daves nice engines there  nice
Don in Ohio*-
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Maples" <pmaples at anaxis.net>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Powder Coating Engines


> 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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