Pat,
Yes you do have to heat it up - 400 F for 20-30 minutes. Not high enough
to do some structural changes to the steel, but hot enough to melt it.
Others have replied that springs get powder coated regularly - I hope so but
I have no practical experience with it. It is a bit messy at the coating
stage since there is a bit of overspray that comes with it. I do mine
outside in a make shift booth from an old moving box cut open on 1 side and
top. seems to work OK and not much mess - just need to be very careful not
to touch the part with anything - the powder comes off VERY easily when not
heat set. The powder is so light and with only 8 psi of air pressure it is
quite managable. I got an old oven for $70 and another $70 for hook up in
the garage - pretty cheap way to go for coating hardware.
Cheers...Michael
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
To: "Teesun68" <teesun68@cadvision.com>; "Roadster List"
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: May 17, 2001 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: Powder coating - cool stuff
> Questions---
> On the Coil Spring???? Wont that just chip off with the flexing of the
> Metal???
> I was under the impression you have to heat it to make it adhere. Do you
> spray it on?
> Is there much overspray????
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Teesun68 <teesun68@cadvision.com>
> To: Roadster List <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Date: Thursday, May 17, 2001 9:41 PM
> Subject: Powder coating - cool stuff
>
>
> >Greetings list,
> > I just emerged from a whole day in the garage and I successfully test
> run
> >the Eastwood powder coating kit. Is that thing sweet to use!!! Runs on 8
> psi
> >of air pressure and produces a beautiful finish on parts - especially the
> flat
> >ones. I did not put enough powder on the coil spring, so it turned out a
> bit
> >short but still hard nice finish - just not as even as the flat surface.
> Will
> >correct tomorrow with the other one and see where it goes. With a powder
> >coating kit, small sand blaster and warm weather, the old rustmobile is
> >starting to give way.
> > Just thought I'd "share"....:):)
> >
> >Cheers...Michael
> >'68 1600 ( less rusty by a few bits )
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