Re: '72 Project Deplorable
Eastwood:
Powder Coating gun $70
Accessory kit $70
Amazon:
Silicon plugs $12
Powder coating tape $7
Craigslist:
Oven $75
Harbor Freight:
Cart $49 - 20%
Halogen light $17
Infrared Thermometer $28
Welding gloves $5
Nitrile gloves $7
Air fittings, blow nozzle, and hoses $50 + or -
Home Depot:
Filter $18
Shop Junk:
Box fan
.040 White aluminum
Roof edging
Pop rivets
Consumables:
Powder
Denatured alcohol
Looks like I spent about $400 + to do my own powder coating. Just about what a shop would charge I guess but now I can do my own stuff anytime for next to nothing. A set-up could likely be done for 1/2 that if a guy is patient on craigslist and maybe has allot of junk around the shop.
Boudy
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