PowderCoating at home? HotCoat

I bought the smaller version of that a year ago at Carlise All Ford and STILL haven't had a chance to use it. I'm still trying to locate an electric over to put in the garage.

Here's a similsr one cheaper:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=42802

Also, you shouldn't have to use a special oven unless you are doing ALOT of coating. There is no smell or residue. Try a small item and see for yourself.

Maniac!

DO NOT USE AN OVEN THAT YOU COOK IN!!! No matter how small a job that you are doing. There IS a smell and the powder does release a gas that you DONT want to eat. You heat a part up prior to coating it also. This outgasses the metal...releasing more gas. You dont need an oven at all really. You can use a UV light. They will run off a 115v outlet rather than a 220v that is required for an oven.

While the process looks easy and sounds easy when you read it...there is a lot involved. You should have a sandblaster, have a background in metalurgy, have lots of wire brushes, skilled with a die grinder, lots of acetone, rags, rubber gloves, a good mask, an air compressor with water seperator etc.

Its not as easy as just spraying powder on and then baking it. Thats what you see on TV. What they dont show you is the prep work involved prior to that. A small part like an intake has several hours of prep work involved, then about 5 minutes worth of coating and then a 20 minute bake time.

You mess up ONE area....you have to sandblast it all off and start over again.

Remember, this is a MESSY MESSY project. Powder goes EVERYWHERE. You are nto suppose to spray outside because of humidity, pollen, and other obstructions in the air. The powder is so fine, that it doesnt sweep up well....you usually have to blow it out.

Good luck!

Use of the powder coating painting systems results in the following compliance benefits:

* Elimination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) used as solvents in paints, which are associated with the formation of smog typically regulated by federal and state agencies as well as local air pollution control districts.
* Elimination of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) used as solvents in paints, which are regulated by federal, state, and local regulations including the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) (40 CFR 63).
* Elimination of all SARA Title III reporting substances from coating process (by the Navy) (40 CFR 300, 355, 370, and 372).
* Reduced generation of coating waste and cleaning solvents that may need to be handled and disposed as hazardous waste under 40 CFR 260 and related sections.
* Reduced hazardous materials usage as required of federal facilities by Executive Order (EO) 13148, Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental Management.
* Reduced occupational exposures that are regulated under 29 CFR 1910.

http://p2library.nfesc.navy.mil/P2_Opportunity_Handbook/4_5.html

This is a government website.

I wouldn't use the family stove to run a bussiness.

Maniac!