Was out having some more fun with the powdercoat stuff...Once i get the engine out of the car to do the swap i'll finish all of the accessories and brackets and get a "finished product" pic. Until then, here's a little eye candy for you

 

I wish I had those things, definately seems like a worth while invesment because of all the people that like to have things powdercoated. Everything on my engine would be powdercoated if I had the shit I needed.

 

Looks like show quality stuff,how big can you do?

 

Is that a two coat finish, or are you getting that gloss in a single application?

I've got some chrome material and some clear that I have been wanting to monkey with.

The most expensive part of the powder coating is the oven. Do not try it in your wife's/girlfriend's/mom's kitchen. I buy all my powder from Pendry Powdercoating of the web.

 

Thanks! I've probably got about $2200 total into it. The oven was about $900. Somebody could get into it for about $500-$600 (including the oven...which through work I can get used ovens all over the place in Tampa). The main things you need are a compressor and a dedicated 30A 220V circuit for the oven.

with the oven, I can fit about 22"Wx15"Dx12"H. For the IR light, I'm starting on a whole car job in a week or two, so i can do just about any size

the oil pan was a single coat black chrome, the t-stat housing and crossover were followed up with a gloss clear...not that the black chrome doesnt turn out pretty glossy anyway, I plan on getting a Canton Pan in the future and wanted to see how the pan would look without the clear.

I use columbia coatings here in TN for most of the powder. I have found it to be some of the highest quality powder, and they will color match it if I need to (havent taken them up on that yet...but soon i may have some Laser Red)

Any particular reason you go with Pendry (i.e. customer service, quality of product, etc...)? What kind of setup are you using?

 

Any particular reason you go with Pendry (i.e. customer service, quality of product, etc...)? What kind of setup are you using? [/B][/QUOTE]

Honestly, I was just getting into the whole powdercoating thing, and I was tired of paying top dollar for the stuff from Eastwood. Some quick internet searching and I found Pendry. They do give good service and their prices are 1/2 of the mail order. They don't have the huge color spectrum, but seem to have what I need. I just dabble in it anyway, nothing professional.

 

can you do a motor block?

 

yes. with the IR light getting powder on it wouldnt be a problem. it would probably take a lot more time as the block itself would have to reach 450 degrees, and thicker materials tend to take longer.

If you're wanting to get a show-type finish on your block, there is a guy up here with a 30's ford who base-coat/clear-coated his car with standard car paint (like the exterior of his car). It has been that way for 2 years and he hasnt had any problems with the paint burning or cracking... Oh, and it looks awesome.

 

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hehehe, sorry bout that, i had to read that part about him pinting it like 6 times before i realised it was a typo

anyway, that looks sick man, i seriously wish i had the time/money/skills to get into something like that