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Posted by Bob on July 10, 2006, 9:36 am
I was in Harbor Freight over the weekend and happened to notice that
they sell containers of powder coated paints. Is this a diy project?
What kind of temp is required to set the paint?
Bob
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Posted by Robert Allison on July 10, 2006, 3:53 pm
Bob wrote:
> I was in Harbor Freight over the weekend and happened to notice that
> they sell containers of powder coated paints. Is this a diy project?
> What kind of temp is required to set the paint?
>
> Bob
>
Sure, if you have an electrostatically charged powder gun and
a method of getting the part to be at ground potential. Apply
the powder and then (while maintaining the charge) bake at 160
to 210 degrees for the proper amount of time. Make sure that
you prep the part by the Clean, Rinse, Derust, Rinse, Iron
Phosphate treatment, Rinse, Acidulated Rinse process to assure
good adhesion.
You can eliminate the need for the EC gun if you have an
electrostatic tunnel.
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Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
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Posted by Jim Yanik on July 10, 2006, 7:48 pm
> I was in Harbor Freight over the weekend and happened to notice that
> they sell containers of powder coated paints. Is this a diy project?
> What kind of temp is required to set the paint?
>
> Bob
>
The Indianapolis office of Tektronix(back where there still was one) had
their office desks and file cabinets repainted -in the office-(a different
color!)by electrostatic painting,and there was NO baking required.
I believe it was powder-coating.
It was done over a weekend when there was no one in the office.
It was a very neat job,too.
--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net
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Posted by The Other Funk on July 10, 2006, 10:36 pm
Finding the keyboard operational
Jim Yanik entered:
> The Indianapolis office of Tektronix(back where there still was one)
> had their office desks and file cabinets repainted -in the office-(a
> different color!)by electrostatic painting,and there was NO baking
> required.
> I believe it was powder-coating.
> It was done over a weekend when there was no one in the office.
>
> It was a very neat job,too.
You had desks? Woodbridge, NJ had a 4x8 sheet of plywood on milk crates for
12 techs. And only on outlet.
Just kidding.
IIRC electrostatic painting can be a DIY project if you layout the $ for the
equipment, There used to be an outfit around here that would do all your
kitchen appliances the same color in your house.
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Coffee worth staying up for - NY Times
www.moondoggiecoffee.com
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Posted by Jim Yanik on July 11, 2006, 12:41 pm
> Finding the keyboard operational
> Jim Yanik entered:
>
>> The Indianapolis office of Tektronix(back where there still was one)
>> had their office desks and file cabinets repainted -in the office-(a
>> different color!)by electrostatic painting,and there was NO baking
>> required.
>> I believe it was powder-coating.
>> It was done over a weekend when there was no one in the office.
>>
>> It was a very neat job,too.
> You had desks? Woodbridge, NJ had a 4x8 sheet of plywood on milk
> crates for 12 techs. And only on outlet.
> Just kidding.
The desks were in the OFFICE section(sales),not the service dept.,where we
had 4x8 composite slabs on top of file cabinets for workbenches,and very
satisfactory,especially to the 'new' cramped cubicles they forced Chicago
and other TEK field service centers to use for work,putting style over
function,as if they were some fancy display for customers.
The laughable part is that shortly after that waste of TEK money,Tektronix
CLOSED all the field service centers,with the sales offices following soon
after.
Woodbridge,huh? Did you know Joe V or Wayne in TV service??
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Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net
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