Hey Fred...
The home powder coating is a huge threat to the powder coating
industry... I think this V.P. is just responding to that threat.
The local powder coat companies had a monopoly on powder coating... so
it was easy for them to say $100.00 minimum... it forced people to put
together a big order. Less paper work and less time involved with the
transaction = more profit. While these companies make a lot of their
money on production line type processes (filling orders for big
manufactuers)... I'm sure a lot of these companies found that a chunk of
their bread and butter is the car enthusiasts... as they could fill all
the gaps in their production line... with little jobs that we
enthusiasts were willing to pay big bucks for...
Someone on here, maybe it was you... mentioned doing the home powder
coating on a small part for like an estimated $5.00 in cost... when the
local powder coat company wanted $60.00!!! (or something like that)
With that sort of price difference... of course the enthusiasts are
going to run to the home kits... and many with the home kits will now do
it for their buddies... the powder coat industry will either have to
lower their prices... or lose big time. and they know it.
Whether Mr. Bach is correct... that it's an "industrial process"... I
doubt it matters... $5.00 vs. $60.00... somehow I doubt that the quality
of the industrial process is 1200% better than the home process... and
the home hobbiest isn't powder coating F-15 parts... He's just looking
for something better than Krylon.
The home powder coating is taking the mystery and magic out of the
process... bad for them... good for us.
--Justin
fred thomas wrote:
>
> Doug Bach wrote:
> >
> > I'd be careful when purchasing a kit for "home" powder coating if you're
> > expecting optimum results. As the VP of Marketing for the largest powder
> > coatings manufacturer in North America, I could go on for hours about the
> > downside of the "ease of powder coating by amateurs". However (thankfully?)
> > I won't. Suffice it say, this is an industrial process, and for best
> > results, always will be. "Nuff said. <G>
> >
> > Doug Bach
> >
> > fred thomas wrote:
> >
> > > Listers, anyone that has purchased a powder-coating kit, could you please
> > > contact me direct, thanks "FT"
>
> Doug, what com. are you the V.P.? I may be incorrect but like most
> hobbiest when very good products come along with a way of saving a lot of
> money I'm all for it. On small auto related items this home kit is very
> usefull, and the larger industrial shops don't want this business anyway.
> My local shop that I did business with a few years ago charges 100.00 to
> do any amount of nuts and bolts, their reasoning, they are to much
> trouble and if I charge enough people will not bring them to me, I don't
> want that business anyway. So where do I take my nuts & bolts as I do not
> have 100.00 for a 5.00 job. Yes there is a need for these kits as well as
> a place for attitudes like my ex-local shop. Where is your shop located
> ??
|