Dishwasher as a Parts Degreaser

[cindydog3]

Pete. I may be missing something here but did you do your own powdercoating?
If so how and do you have a cheaper method for doing this rather than having to leave it in to a specialist?

[Pete Mac]

cindydog3 said:

Pete. I may be missing something here but did you do your own powdercoating?
If so how and do you have a cheaper method for doing this rather than having to leave it in to a specialist?

Hi John, yes I do my own powder coating. I bought a 900mm oven on fleabay for £6.98. The grill didn't work but there again I didn't need a grill. I bought a powder coating gun from Frost and I'm away. Powder I am buying from various sources for about £15/kilo but a kilo of powder goes a long way. It's great and I'm still practicing but it is not rocket science. I blast, degrease using something like acetone, spray the powder and then cook the part for 10 minutes at 180C.







As long as it fits in the oven then it's good to powder coat. I'm still learning the pitfalls such as the water pin bubbles on the diff housing. Pete

[phillpot]

Impressive!


and assembling a uj without scratching it is even more impressive

[cindydog3]

Hi Pete. Wow! You have got me thinking along the same lines now, although at mo don't have air. Finish looks incredible.

Always enjoy you posts as very realistic and informative, with some help from others.

Keep it coming.

[Pete Mac]

cindydog3 said:

Hi Pete. Wow! You have got me thinking along the same lines now, although at mo don't have air. Finish looks incredible.

Always enjoy you posts as very realistic and informative, with some help from others.

Keep it coming.

Thanks, it's a great hobby. I do look at some of the posts though and realise how much more knowledge others have. That Wildcat motor in a bespoke chassis, I can only imagine the work that has gone into that. Pete