Powdercoating Blues!

[Riverat84]

Hey i sent my whole nozzle system in(from the droop back) all apart to these ppl in anaheim called 'powdercoat proffessionals' and said i wanted it sandblasted and coated bright gloss white...they called 2 days later saying that they powdered both of the arms(aggressor trim nozzle), and the aluminum gave off so much gas while baking, that it bubbled up so much and looked like shit...so they gave them all back to me all sandblasted and two arms coated at no charge...nice of them!...so do u guys know of anywhere that can coat the rest w/out the metal giving off that gas? or is that just how it is w/ powdercoating? thanx...hit me w/ some replies before i rattlecan and clearcoat it or take it to a body shop...
Reid

[FuelInMyVeins82]

Hey i sent my whole nozzle system in(from the droop back) all apart to these ppl in anaheim called 'powdercoat proffessionals' and said i wanted it sandblasted and coated bright gloss white...they called 2 days later saying that they powdered both of the arms(aggressor trim nozzle), and the aluminum gave off so much gas while baking, that it bubbled up so much and looked like shit...so they gave them all back to me all sandblasted and two arms coated at no charge...nice of them!...so do u guys know of anywhere that can coat the rest w/out the metal giving off that gas? or is that just how it is w/ powdercoating? thanx...hit me w/ some replies before i rattlecan and clearcoat it or take it to a body shop...
Reid
Talk to Jeff over at Embee they are located in Santa Ana and do great work.

[mondorally]

Specialized in Huntington Beach did everything on my Exile. Mostly steel but the oil tank is aluminum.
http://www.specializedcoating.com/

[Riverat84]

thanx guys...

[sleekcrafter]

Sanger Rat here on the boards does very nice power coating work.

[1968Droptop]

Since they're already blasted, you may ask a body shop about painting them. A buddy did his entire pump in a metalic charcol grey. Looks incredible !!! He used Imron, which is what semi trucks and planes are painted with. Durable ass stuff, just food for thought b/4 you bust out that rattle can :sqeyes:.

[McIntyrelocal]

endless powdercoating, corona not as close as embee but very high quality and reasonable, 951-520-9992, ask for Steele, did all my motor plates, center supports old pump parts came out perfect.

[hondo454]

It's called out gassing. This only occurs with porous materials such as cast. It can easily be avoided by baking the parts once before coating them. This out gasses them and gets most of the impurities out so when you do coat them they don't bubble up. Ammonia and steel wool prep will also help with aluminum.

[GAWnCA]

thanx guys...
Hi RiverRat,
There are a lot of shops that claim they can powder coat but forget that pre-heating the part stops the out-gassing. The alloy of the aluminum holds gases which need to be bled off. IF this was a Berkeley pump, that may not be an issue. Then I would say they over heated the oven and fried the coating or left it in too long. May have been that they didn't take the time to clean the part before coating. Go by word of mouth and go where the best results are touted by others. Just my 2 cents, for what it's worth. ;)
Greg

[GAWnCA]

It's called out gassing. This only occurs with porous materials such as cast. It can easily be avoided by baking the parts once before coating them. This out gasses them and gets most of the impurities out so when you do coat them they don't bubble up. Ammonia and steel wool prep will also help with aluminum.
Hondo, You and I are on the same page. ;)

[old rigger]

Reid,
I've had great success in the past with Denmac in Paramount, not too far from you and I. They're over on Rosecrans. I've been using them since '86 or so.
562-634-2714

[sanger rat]

Hondo, You and I are on the same page. ;)
You guys got it right.:)

[flat broke]

Embee, Olympic, etc. As long as they've done some cast aluminum parts before, they should know the drill. On the bright side, at least the guys you used didn't just give you the $hity coated parts for free. Then you'd have to strip em too :) While it sucks to waste your time, at least they didn't try and dink you for their time. You'd be surprised how many places would have just tried to pass the job off and say, "that's cast aluminum for ya".
Chris

[GAWnCA]

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[gqchris]

Embee in Santa Ana, they rock. Let em know you are from the river and the discounts are big.

[GAWnCA]

Embee in Santa Ana, they rock. Let em know you are from the river and the discounts are big.
Does it matter which river you are from???? I've got 2 going through my town... Does that double the discounts?? :D

[Riverat84]

hey thanx alot guys for all the rec's!....yeah rich ill call them today for sure...i appreciate it :)

[Riverat84]

Embee, Olympic, etc. As long as they've done some cast aluminum parts before, they should know the drill. On the bright side, at least the guys you used didn't just give you the $hity coated parts for free. Then you'd have to strip em too :) While it sucks to waste your time, at least they didn't try and dink you for their time. You'd be surprised how many places would have just tried to pass the job off and say, "that's cast aluminum for ya".
Chris
actually they did haha..both of the arms that bolt to the aggressor nozzle they gave me, but to be honest w/ you. they arent that bad!...they gave me everything back blasted except for the droop...they didnt TOUCH it for some reason, prolly cuz they focked up before they got the chance to blast the droop.
Reid

[Riverat84]

Reid,
I've had great success in the past with Denmac in Paramount, not too far from you and I. They're over on Rosecrans. I've been using them since '86 or so.
562-634-2714
yo...just dropped them off here at Denmac...jim said about a week...saweet..
Reid