[SEL] Powder Coating Engines

[Steve W.]

Bernie,
  The durability depends a LOT on powder type. However if the material
is heavy enough we used a burn off oven.
The Bayco we had could melt aluminum easily when it was cooking. The
other method we used was a special
stripping bath. It would take off any powder we used, but you had to be
careful with aluminum as well. Then we
also used a sandblaster on some stuff.

It is the one thing I miss about working there, no longer have as much
access to get stuff done.

Steve Williams
Near Cooperstown NY


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bernie" <bercar at shenhgts.net>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 11:06 AM
Subject: RE: [SEL] Powder Coating Engines


> 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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