Eastwood Powder Coating at home kit for less than $100 - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

rocketwheels · 11-28-2005, 10:21 PM

check out the Eastwood site, they have a cool home set for powder coating....I'm sure there are a good many pieces on the M50 that also would have looked better in black.

http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?i...ORY&itemID=458

2005GZ250 · 11-29-2005, 05:06 AM

Wow thats cool, the powders cheep, just wonder how durable the finish is.

S2Design · 11-29-2005, 05:30 AM

Oh yeah, I could think of many ways to use something like this...

You haven't even picked up your bike and you are already looking into stripping and painting stuff. haha...You really fit right in on this forum.

Shambo · 11-29-2005, 05:52 AM

I saw a System for Sale in Sears like this!

easypete · 11-29-2005, 06:40 AM

Only issue is the oven. I design ovens/furnaces and have designed a couple powder coat ovens. While $100 for a starter kit is nice, it will take just a wee more than $100 to buy or design and build and oven to work. A cheap one, for small parts, would be about $8k minimum. Something the size required for a frame would be in the neighborhood of $25k (built cheaply).

I wouldn't want to cure the coating in my oven that I cook in, but getting a used oven and installing it just for powder coat may work for small parts. Usually, it's in the neighborhood of about 450 degrees, and you'd need a convective oven to do the job.

S2Design · 11-29-2005, 06:47 AM

But you could cook for us....

easypete · 11-29-2005, 06:53 AM

I was into it.... I was starting to design my oven and get a starter kit. I was going to powder coat everything I could on the bike, including the exhaust (with ceramic powder coat)..... start up cost was going to be in the neighborhood of about $1500 (was going to use a convection oven for small parts... bigger parts (like forks) was going to be baked out in one of our test ovens (one time deal w/ R&D department).

Then I found out something.... within 15 miles of my house... there are 10 people that do powder coating.... I could powder coat my entire bike (if I wanted to) for less than $150. If I just wanted to do a few small parts... they were only going to charge about $5-$15 per part (would have to wait for some other customer to do the same color and get in on the run).

S2Design · 11-29-2005, 06:59 AM

Thanks for the info easypete.

DrBob · 11-29-2005, 07:32 AM

The Eastwood system works pretty well, IF you prep the metal correctly AND you have a nice clean place to spray AND you stick to parts small enough to fit in whatever oven you have. I bought one when they first came out a few years back, and used an old POS electric oven I put it in the garage, as you do NOT want to use the wife's oven in the kitchen. Used it a bunch when I first got it, then soon ran out of things to powdercoat. I don't think my ex-wife's new hubby is using it much either...grrrrrrr.....
But as others have said, if you live in a decent sized town there are plenty of places that do powdercoating cheap.

rocketwheels · 11-29-2005, 05:59 PM

I just happen to see the coating gun on Speed TV the other night on one of the classic car shows. Thought it would be cool to try. As large as Huntsville Alabama is, there is nobody here that does powder coating or rechroming....everything is sent to Birmingham....

11-28-2005, 10:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
rocketwheels Where Am I ? Joined: Nov 2005 Bike: will be '05 M50 Red Location: Huntsville, AL. Posts: 25	Eastwood Powder Coating at home kit for less than $100 check out the Eastwood site, they have a cool home set for powder coating....I'm sure there are a good many pieces on the M50 that also would have looked better in black. http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?i...ORY&itemID=458 __________________ "...win if you can , loose if you must...oh,yeah...and always cheat!"

11-29-2005, 05:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
S2Design Member Investigator Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: '03 Santa Cruz Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,022	Oh yeah, I could think of many ways to use something like this... You haven't even picked up your bike and you are already looking into stripping and painting stuff. haha...You really fit right in on this forum. __________________ "In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends." John Churton Collins

11-29-2005, 05:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
Shambo In Training Joined: May 2005 Bike: 1600 Nomad Location: Deltona, Florida Posts: 131	I saw a System for Sale in Sears like this! __________________ 2007 Kawasaki Nomad Red/Titanium

11-29-2005, 06:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
easypete In Training Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: '05 M50 Blue Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 138	Only issue is the oven. I design ovens/furnaces and have designed a couple powder coat ovens. While $100 for a starter kit is nice, it will take just a wee more than $100 to buy or design and build and oven to work. A cheap one, for small parts, would be about $8k minimum. Something the size required for a frame would be in the neighborhood of $25k (built cheaply). I wouldn't want to cure the coating in my oven that I cook in, but getting a used oven and installing it just for powder coat may work for small parts. Usually, it's in the neighborhood of about 450 degrees, and you'd need a convective oven to do the job. __________________ Jardine 2:2 Slashcuts, Thunder Tornado (Black/Black), Techlusion TFI, ISO grips w/ throttle boss, Ellipse mirrors, Switchblade pegs, Forward Control Kit, Americana Soft Seat upgrade, and Debadged.

11-29-2005, 06:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
S2Design Member Investigator Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: '03 Santa Cruz Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,022	But you could cook for us.... __________________ "In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends." John Churton Collins

11-29-2005, 05:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
2005GZ250 Fender Buffer Joined: Sep 2005 Bike: 2005 GZ250 1973 "heavyoldandslow" GT750 Location: Roland, AR Posts: 402	Wow thats cool, the powders cheep, just wonder how durable the finish is.

11-29-2005, 06:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
easypete In Training Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: '05 M50 Blue Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 138	I was into it.... I was starting to design my oven and get a starter kit. I was going to powder coat everything I could on the bike, including the exhaust (with ceramic powder coat)..... start up cost was going to be in the neighborhood of about $1500 (was going to use a convection oven for small parts... bigger parts (like forks) was going to be baked out in one of our test ovens (one time deal w/ R&D department). Then I found out something.... within 15 miles of my house... there are 10 people that do powder coating.... I could powder coat my entire bike (if I wanted to) for less than $150. If I just wanted to do a few small parts... they were only going to charge about $5-$15 per part (would have to wait for some other customer to do the same color and get in on the run). __________________ Jardine 2:2 Slashcuts, Thunder Tornado (Black/Black), Techlusion TFI, ISO grips w/ throttle boss, Ellipse mirrors, Switchblade pegs, Forward Control Kit, Americana Soft Seat upgrade, and Debadged.

11-29-2005, 06:59 AM	#8 (permalink)
S2Design Member Investigator Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: '03 Santa Cruz Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,022	Thanks for the info easypete. __________________ "In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends." John Churton Collins

11-29-2005, 07:32 AM	#9 (permalink)
DrBob In The Zone Joined: May 2004 Bike: several Location: Decatur, GA Posts: 2,609	The Eastwood system works pretty well, IF you prep the metal correctly AND you have a nice clean place to spray AND you stick to parts small enough to fit in whatever oven you have. I bought one when they first came out a few years back, and used an old POS electric oven I put it in the garage, as you do NOT want to use the wife's oven in the kitchen. Used it a bunch when I first got it, then soon ran out of things to powdercoat. I don't think my ex-wife's new hubby is using it much either...grrrrrrr..... But as others have said, if you live in a decent sized town there are plenty of places that do powdercoating cheap. __________________ Dream like you'll live forever, live like you'll die tomorrow. You MUST obey the pug dog!

11-29-2005, 05:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
rocketwheels Where Am I ? Joined: Nov 2005 Bike: will be '05 M50 Red Location: Huntsville, AL. Posts: 25	I just happen to see the coating gun on Speed TV the other night on one of the classic car shows. Thought it would be cool to try. As large as Huntsville Alabama is, there is nobody here that does powder coating or rechroming....everything is sent to Birmingham.... __________________ "...win if you can , loose if you must...oh,yeah...and always cheat!"

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