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Brian

02-27-2004 17:50:10




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Can anyone tell me the procedure of the method of Powder Coating?? I would like to find out more about it. Is it Expensive?? Duribility, Etc. Any help appreciated. Thanks




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David Self

02-08-2005 17:37:39




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 Re: Powder Coating in reply to Brian, 02-27-2004 17:50:10  
I am restoring a 1935 Unstyled "A" and have a powder coating facility down the road from me. Can I get the John Deere "Classic" Antique Green in powder form? If so, Where?
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David



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ktmdan

03-02-2004 10:31:10




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 Re: Powder Coating in reply to Brian, 02-27-2004 17:50:10  
Powdercoating properly isnt cheap to get into, but,if you have a powdercoater in the area it is reasonable to have done. I was quoted $100 to get the bumpers done on my pickup. That was with prep to scuff up the chrome.
Out here in NW Iowa I have access to one a few miles away and 2 more in a 35 mile radius. Look under painting in the yellow pages.



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willyz

02-29-2004 04:47:49




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 Re: Powder Coating in reply to Brian, 02-27-2004 17:50:10  
Powder coating is the application of specially formulated thermoplastic powder to metal. This can be done by a fluidized bed or with electrostatic spray which is the more common method today. It must be applied to bare, clean metal (no oils or paint). A pretreatment crosslinker can be used to etch the metal and enhance salt spray resistance (a method of measuring corrosion). It is more expensive to apply due to the cleaning, pretreating, cost of the application equipment, and curing oven. It is more durable than wet paint with salt spray resistance measurements of up to 1500 Hrs. That is, a piece is painted, scored through the paint to the metal below, put in a salt spray chamber, and kept there till the corrosion creeps 1mm under the paint.
The coating has more corroaion resistance, impact resistance, and postforming capabilities (sheet metal can be bent after it is painted and the coating will not crack or peel) because the coating is chemically bonded to the metal.
Where the metal is subject to alot of abuse or one does not want to repaint often, powder coating can be a very cost effective alternative to wet painting due to the fact that the part will hold up better and will not have to be repainted as often.
Here I'd just like to say that I own a custom coating shop.

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CNKS

02-29-2004 11:13:53




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 Re: Re: Powder Coating in reply to willyz, 02-29-2004 04:47:49  
How close can you match colors? That is are there cross references for OEM paint. While it would be impractical, if not impossible, to do a whole tractor, parts that get damaged during installation, nuts, etc, plus other small parts might be better of powder coated -- but would the paint match?



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willyz

03-01-2004 03:20:55




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 Re: Re: Re: Powder Coating in reply to CNKS, 02-29-2004 11:13:53  
All the current manufacturers (John Deere, Case IH, Massey, etc.) use powder paint on their new equipment so that's readily available. For older equipment, the paint suppliers have color charts that can give a pretty close match. Of course if you send a color sample they can match it exactly but that would be, I think, too expensive.



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CNKS

03-01-2004 05:57:41




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Powder Coating in reply to willyz, 03-01-2004 03:20:55  
Thanks! -- Might try it sometime.



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CNKS

02-27-2004 17:56:38




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 Re: Powder Coating in reply to Brian, 02-27-2004 17:50:10  
Go to www.eastwood.com and ask for a catalog -- lots of EXPENSIVE powder coating equipment in it. It takes the proper spray equipment plus a way to dry it -- It is mostly suitable only for small parts, due to the need for an oven, or IR heaters. I would like to try it, but it's too expensive for me.



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willyz

03-07-2004 05:31:53




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 Re: Re: Powder Coating in reply to CNKS, 02-27-2004 17:56:38  
Powder coating, for only a few items or for only one project isn't a very good do-it-yourself thing. The size of parts to be coated are limited to the size of oven. Mine, for example, is 8'X8'X16'.



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