Re: [AMC-list] powdercoating, and an intake for sale
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Re: [AMC-list] powdercoating, and an intake for sale



I've been powdercoating in my garage for a number of years; I'm a big fan.

I installed our old electric range (from the house) in the garage. Worked great, but the oven was too small for oil pans and a few other larger items. So... I made a trip to the local appliance scrapyard, and acquired an old range similar to ours, no charge. I selected one that had oven dimensions (height and width) the same as the one in my garage. I tore down the "new" range, removing the oven compartment shell, with insulation. The oven door on my range slips off for easy oven cleaning, so I removed the door and fabricated easily removable mounting studs that allowed me to butt the new oven liner to the range oven, flange to flange. Now I'm able to bake large parts by slipping off the door and quickly attaching the oven extension, which doubles the oven capacity.

FWIW.

Dan


----- Original Message ----- From: "Wrambler" <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <amundaza@xxxxxxxxx>; "Rambler AMC, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: [AMC-list] powdercoating, and an intake for sale


Thanks!
It's one of those ideas I have had on the back burner for quite some while now. I have wanted a polished new styl 4.0 in take on my American for a long time, love the look of that intake and figure the polished would add that last bit of sweetness. That's the main reason I have not installed the one I have yet! It is sanded, smoothed, just needs the final polishing work. I got to thinking a while ago a "chrome" power coat would be close enough and not need the upkeep or polishing etc, There are quite few more pieces I would like to do to, so buying the setup is probably a break even at least.

Greg, Davis, How bad was the preliminary stuff you did? Useable or fubar'd? Greg, how good does the portable IR heater do in curing the PC? I have a non contact temp gun to check temps.


If I could get the stuff done locally at a reasonable cost I would do that, but I can't.

Our hose range is ideal, has a digital oven temp setup that is accurate, it is self cleaning so if can bake its own grease out before use on parts, the top burners adn controls are pretty much shot!

I allready have the nice floor model bolt together blast cab, picked it up for $140 at a swap meet a few years back.

As with anything else it will need to wait, 6 more days till surgery, then 6 weeks of restrictions...

If, I come out of this able to work again it iwll be worth it, if not, I will probably go insane.

I'll bet many of you are thinking  " too late "....

I sometimes wonder myself, it will be 3 years on July 15. I have trouble remembering what it was like to be able to do what I wanted to do without pain.

Mark Price
Morgantown, WV 26508
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
"I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens!"

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Taylor" <amundaza@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Rambler AMC, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 1:46:58 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [AMC-list] powdercoating, and an intake for sale

I used the www.eastwoodco.com HOTCOAT kit years back on tons of different parts. Blasted them in the yard with the pressurized 100-gallon sand blasting tank (vertical tube on wheels). Even did my CJ5 frame, using an infrared PROPANE heater (Eastwood sells an expensive electric infrared heater).

The Eastwood HOTCOAT kit is well worth the price ... just get the cheaper gun, not their professional gun, unless you want to go into business.

Also, check the Harbor Freight sales for their blasting cabinet. Usually on sale for $199-$220, instead of the usual $299 price. I picked on up locally and will be putting it together. Also picked up NIB HOTCOAT basic kit from ebay (private seller) with some powder for $60.

You can do this on the cheap, if need be. Just have to get the parts cleaned up good before applying the powder.

TECH TIP #1: Once in a while, you will need to TAP the end of the HOTCOAT gun tip to knock off the build-up of powder there. If you don't, eventually, the gun will flick it into your part and you'll get powder globs, once it bakes.

TECH TIP #2: PRE-BAKE bare metal parts that have been in contact with OIL, etc. This will bake the oil out of the pores, so that it doesn't bubble the powdercoating when that get's baked on. Clean up the bare, pre-baked parts, once cooled, with BRAKE cleaner.

Last of all, Davis, the intake looks professionally done. Good job!

Sincerely,
Greg Taylor :) <><
Rochester Hills, MI
1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer "TRMN8R2"
330-CID AMC Stroker V8

And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. - 1 John 5:11-12


--- On Mon, 4/27/09, Victor the Cleaner <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Victor the Cleaner <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-list] powdercoating, and an intake for sale
To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, April 27, 2009, 12:03 PM

On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 03:48:21PM +0000, Wrambler wrote:

Details!
Specifically what/who made the powder coating equipment you used?

Yes, do tell.  My understanding of this stuff is that the powder is
sprayed out of a charged nozzle so that the particles stick to the
work prior to the baking.  That suggests the application equipment
is on the expensive/elaborate side.

Jonathan

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