John,
We purchased a unit about 8-9 months ago and have used it quite a bit with good
success. Several thing though, you must clean by sandblasting, media blasting
or with glass beads. Then using a de-grease/wax remover, get it from a body shop
supply place, to remove any and all residue before coating. And most importantly
is after the part has been coated and you are heating it, when the material gets
the "wet look" its 15 minutes to its finished. Another thing is you can recoat
the piece and rebake a second time but be careful to completely recover the part
with material. Other wise it looks like paint over spray on the piece. Good
luck and if you have any problems feel free to contact me personally.
Regards,
Jon Nyhus
MGMagnette@aol.com wrote:
> Has anyone tried it?
>
> I am seriously considering buying the Eastwood home powder coater, complete
> with the Infra-Red heat lamp for rebuilding the Magnette's front suspension.
> (See earlier post) It costs about $600.
>
> How well does this Eastwood powder coating hold up? It would be on the
> suspension components. I figure it has to last longer than spray paint.
>
> I also figure that I could use this in the dead of winter, because the powder
> goes on as powder, and is then heated with the lamp therefore I could do that
> in the cold weather where spray paint wouldnt' work. Right?
>
> help me out and make sure I dont' waste $600.
>
> John
>
> John Elwood
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> http://www.mgcars.org.uk/farina
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