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Re: [oletrucks] Powdercoating

To: bcubed@vanhalen-irc.com
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Powdercoating
From: john j tonyes <flfox1@juno.com>
Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 09:33:20 -0400
Bill:

Am just getting ready to start to learn about the powder coating.  What
kind of infrared lamps are you using and where did you buy them.  Any
help would be appreciated.
John T.
On Sat, 5 May 2001 16:34:50 -0500 "Bill Broadway"
<bcubed@vanhalen-irc.com> writes:
> Done a lot of powder coating today, spindles, some misc suspension 
> parts.
> Doing a trial run at powder coating the frame ... I took a section 
> down to
> bare metal, cleaned it with metal prep, dried it and applied the 
> powder ...
> I'm curing it one small section at a time with an infrared lamp, 
> moving it
> about every hour .. it's looking great so far! If it really looks 
> good when
> I'm done today, I'm going to get 3 more lamps and build a stand so I 
> can do
> about a 2 foot section at a time and then move all the lamps down at 
> once.
> 
> Eastwood wants around $500 for their infrared kit, mines going to 
> cost me
> about $40 ;)
> 
> Bill
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 
> 1959
> 


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