Looks like you nailed the color
Powder coating. Have to step up my game to keep up.
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Color in "Alpha" in black...
On that curved tube thingamajiger...
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Looks very clean - very nice
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Thanks. I think this black text sticker will look clean on the coil cover. Especially when I actually stick them to the cover and I pull the tape off! Lol
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There is no nut to hold. It's welded on.
Display MoreSince @Shatneyman has thrown out the pictures of the beautiful white goodies I have went back to the drawing board...
It's 29 degrees outside so I guess I will do a "how to" take a cheap powder coat gun and turn it into a really awesome powder coating gun. BUT it does require that you purchase a fluidizing powder hopper... I purchased mine about 2 years ago and it is absolutely flawless.. You will also have to butcher your new Harbor Freight powder coating gun.
Here are some pictures of what you have to do to get the gun ready to take the hopper. YOU can do smaller items just fine with the regular gun and top load screen on cup. But if you have any angles you won't be able to do then with that setup. And with a remote fluidizing hopper you can get the powder delivery perfect and uniform.
After you take the original screw on powder cup part off. You will need to cut the curl off the tube and make straight. I Your hopper may be different but that is how mine hooks up...
I just dug out my powders again and I have a little left. But it's going to be mainly the Bright White I'm going after.
Your also going to need a moisture dryer and a good air pressure regulator. I have both of these devices made so that I can use them independent of each other. I also have a large regulator and dryer on the whole air system in the garage. You still need these in my opinion. They just chuck together in this case and make one long device.. You will want to adjust the pressure till the powder in the hopper is just bubbling. You don't want the powder going crazy in the hopper..
Here is the hopper and how it looks and how it connects to the gun.
I believe I have found the perfect color.
The top nut on my 2016.5 was not welded on and it was not fun installing it by nyself. -
The top nut on my 2016.5 was not welded on and it was not fun installing it by nyself.
That is strange... They must be saving more weight by leaving that weld off.
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Maybe it was just mine, but it sucked swapping the shock.
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The top nut on my 2016.5 was not welded on and it was not fun installing it by nyself.
The nut on my 16.5 was welded. Man that would be a son of a bitch to work on by yourself. You are the man @Street Doc to do that.
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Just glad there wasn't any young children around
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The nut on my 16.5 was welded. Man that would be a son of a bitch to work on by yourself. You are the man @Street Doc to do that.
Yeah, that's weird. Seen or been part of a 2015, 2016.5, and a 2017, and they were all welded. You got a weirdo.
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Just brought all the pieces in and laid them on the bed. I quickly found out that was not the correct stopping spot for powder coated items. It would be the floor. And more specifically if you would like to know,, Over in the corner behind the cabinet...hidden.
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You cannot have that stuff laying around YOU KNOW, right now the focus is the on Christmas decorations.
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Very cool!!!!
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I thought that was what the chairs were for.
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Very nice thread @rabtech. I'm just now learning how to do this. I know this is an old posting, but good info just the same. Quick question... I've had a local company tell me about putting on some sort of "primer". With everything I've been reading, that doesn't sound correct... no? What if you were using and coating steel? Anyone? I have something I want to strip down and re-do as I want it another color. Thoughts?
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Very nice thread @rabtech. I'm just now learning how to do this. I know this is an old posting, but good info just the same. Quick question... I've had a local company tell me about putting on some sort of "primer". With everything I've been reading, that doesn't sound correct... no? What if you were using and coating steel? Anyone? I have something I want to strip down and re-do as I want it another color. Thoughts?
There might be a "primer" depending on what color powdercoat you are using. Some powdercoats that we shoot here are what is called a 2 stage color. That means we have to put down a color first, then let the piece cool, then shoot the same piece again with another color and bake it. The local company you are talking about might be referencing that first color as a "primer", but not sure. Shooting powdercoat over paint does not really work well at all, the piece should be bare metal when powdercoating for best results. The 2 stage colors are typically colors with a lot of depth to them or have some kind of metallic/candy finish to them. Most regular opaque colors are just a single stage.
Hope that helps,
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There might be a "primer" depending on what color powdercoat you are using. Some powdercoats that we shoot here are what is called a 2 stage color. That means we have to put down a color first, then let the piece cool, then shoot the same piece again with another color and bake it. The local company you are talking about might be referencing that first color as a "primer", but not sure. Shooting powdercoat over paint does not really work well at all, the piece should be bare metal when powdercoating for best results. The 2 stage colors are typically colors with a lot of depth to them or have some kind of metallic/candy finish to them. Most regular opaque colors are just a single stage.
Hope that helps,
DaveThanks Dave. Actually, it's one of your pieces I'm trying to get redone. I had sent an email off your web site about ordering a sway bar in white and never heard from anyone. The local company said they would have to strip it down and do a primer and then final coat. After a few weeks went by, I ordered it from Slingmods. No clue when it will come in... just know it hasn't shipped yet or haven't gotten a tracking number. In this case and what I believe you are saying is that a coat or two will do.
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Thanks Dave. Actually, it's one of your pieces I'm trying to get redone. I had sent an email off your web site about ordering a sway bar in white and never heard from anyone.
There's a couple of PMs waiting on response too Dave, but I know you're busy!
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Thanks Dave. Actually, it's one of your pieces I'm trying to get redone. I had sent an email off your web site about ordering a sway bar in white and never heard from anyone. The local company said they would have to strip it down and do a primer and then final coat. After a few weeks went by, I ordered it from Slingmods. No clue when it will come in... just know it hasn't shipped yet or haven't gotten a tracking number. In this case and what I believe you are saying is that a coat or two will do.
... I'd try and do myself, but trying to rig up an oven to heat something 5-6 feet long just sounds like a pain in the a$$!
