WINDOWSEET wrote:
>
> handling powercoated parts can be solved by fabricating holders or using the
> high temperature plugs and support pieces Eastwood mentions in their catalog.
> In my experience production powdercoating uses wire hangers to convey it
> through the powder coat booth and then to the oven. These were drawer slides
> for kitchen cabinets coated in the Grass America (Austrian Company) plant in
> North Carolina. I remember on a tour of the powdercoating line that the part
> could be lifted off the line without putting finger prints in the powder and
> during the curing the material flowed together. They were using a white and
> almond color epoxy based powder with good abrasion resistance since these were
> moving parts. The powder was initially imported from Austria but was
> eventually sourced from Glidden paints.
>
> I think the Eastwood system will be a boon to the hobbyist for small
> manageable parts. After all, those of us who ARE married, Barry, could buy a
> used range cheap and rig up a proper rack for parts that would fit in the
> oven.
>
> I have heard pros and cons on powder coated parts. A friend says that the
> coating holds together while the part under it rusts away....especially on
> trailer hitches. He's replaced hitches where the coating came off in large
> sections but the rust had traveled under the coating. Anyone had experience
> with this problem.
>
> Greg Wolf
> 1970 GT6+ "Ian"
> Ann Arbor, Michigan
Greg, I have P/C on my Model "A" that is now over 10 years old and have
not seen the first sign of rust. I drive the #$%#@$ out of this car then
come home and pressure wash all under the chassis and engine so plenty of
water is around it, but still no rust that I can see, I love the stuff.
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