I just picked up a powder coating kit, I should have it in a couple days. I'm trying to think of something to powder coat on the truck. It will have to be something small as I am going to start out using a small toaster oven.

Let me know if you have any ideas.

Thanks,
Kaleb

 

tow hooks?

 

Hitch Ball or the Blue Oval

 

maybe your brake calipers?

 

Liscence plate.

 

Do you have a link to the kit? I'm interested to see what they are calling a kit, as I have been in the powdercoating industry for over 10yrs. The last at-home kit I saw was a worthless POS, but that was about 5 years ago.

Definitely start small, and get some Triple Etch metal treatment from Napa if no surface pretreat is included. Without it, you'll have poor adhesion and your coating won't last long.

Good luck.

 

Brake calipers is a great idea. Your truck is looking great Jake. Thorr, how much is powdercoating professionally done?

 

Ya I may do my calipers, since mine are kinda rusty. Here is a link to what I bought:

http://www.atvflorida.com/forum/inde...c,26535.0.html

I really dont know to much about powder coating. I have read on other atv sites that these kits work well. From what I have read, the hard part is getting a big enough oven to do rims, frames, swingarms, ect.

 

Brake calipers wouldn't withstand the curing temperatures (325-400 F).

How much? I really can't say because I sell the equipment to the end users, primarily manufacturers and some job shops. Pricing will vary quite a bit from shop to shop, so definitely shop around.

 

Anything you can get your hands on. Calipers, valve covers, hitch. Hell do the lawnmower.

How could brake calipers not withstand heat from an oven? After several repeated stops most brakes are over 300 degrees.

 

Ya I know people powder coat calipers, unless f150 calipers are different for some reason.

 

thanks, where have you been i havn't talked to you in a while


when you do powder coat them...do them fabtech blue to match your dirt logic coils... i would have done that but the store was out of the blue paint the night before a car show so i had to do them black

 

I was thinking that someone might try this with an assembled caliper, so therefore the warning. Removing all fluid and pistons and masking off properly can be done, but it sounds like too much hassle to me. Brake caliper paint kit would be much easier and probably will hold up just fine.

 

check out Eastwood. www.eastwoodco.com you can pick up a UV lamp for about 200 to cure bigger pieces without an oven. They also have a bunch of great colors.

 

Rear diff cover.