How to powder coat wheels - Ep 36
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- This video I go over the basics of powder coating wheels. Including chemical stripping, curb rash repair, sandblasting, and of course powder coating. Single-stage, single color.
For chemical stripper contact Matt at Express Chem 314.266.4600 tell him I sent you
Blast Media - 30-60 Green diamond from greendiamondpm.com
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Keep'm comin! Congratulations on 1,000 subs!
For sure. A video every day this week it seems!
@@UnknownCoatings quick question have you ever done a video on outgassing or how to outgas or what it is? If so is there any way you could paste the video here.ty in advance happy holidays 🙏
Can you do a video and show how long each step of your processes take?! And how long the completion of for example a set of 2 tone wheels take. Maybe put the actual time on screen when you are blasting each wheel, cure, wash, etc. . Put the total hours.
I feel people undervalue powder coaters because they don’t understand the time it takes.
Thanks
I can probably do that. On two tone wheels there are a ton of variables. But I'll try to document time in some upcoming how to's
Just a heads up. Recorded a video detailing this for ya. Expect it up this week
Goin up today
710 should take some notes
I have alot of people asking me to do their car and truck wheels but it just takes forever to blast them in my cabinet. Hopefully setting mine up with the pot blaster will make it easier. Keep on with the great vids!
Or have a local place blast them for you?
Congrats on the 1k!
Thanks man!
love watching your videos keepem coming. tomorrow i will have my first powder coating "job" just some motorcycle parts for a friend
Nice man good luck with it!!
@@UnknownCoatings I'm kinda nervous about it because it's for a ducati that has only been out 3 weeks and there's only 3 of these bikes in the pacific north west. And I'm not worried about the powder coating its accidentally damaging the part
@@evaneyeball7953 chances you are going to ruin the part are pretty slim. You may just have to redo them if they don't come out. Worth giving it a try! Let me know how it turns out
@@UnknownCoatings got it done it was a gas cap and it looks awesome there is just one spot in the casting that i tried to sand out but it is better and this is by far my best piece ive ever done i had to do it 4 times but came out great and i color matched the ducati red to astatic red from prismatic.
@@evaneyeball7953 that's awesome! Glad it worked out. I mess stuff up too. Don't let it bug ya. Just keep at it
Wonderful video again bro! Keep them coming!
Absolutely!!
Great videos man!
I appreciate it!!
Hey man, love the vids. Can you give us a slow close up of the finish. I have been told it's almost impossible to get powder glass flat but yours look darn close. Many thanks keep'em coming. Congrats on the 1k
Yeah for sure. I'll try to include that in the next few vids as best I can.
Nice video I really enjoy your videos
Thanks! I appreciate the kind words. More.vids coming
I noticed you said you were shooting “mirror black?” I also use prismatic powders but use the ink black. Isn’t mirror black Columbia? I noticed that when I shoot ink black, I will get a random small bump/pinhole here and there on bigger parts(wheels and thick flat steel) when I shoot small or round tubing I have no issues at all. Is your feeling the same or do you find using mirror black is better than ink black? Thanks for posting the videos. Keep up on the keep
This is froM Sherwin Williams Powdura line. Its MUCH better than ink black.
Love the videos bud! Can’t stop binge watching them 😂 do you ever base coat the wheels with primer? Is so when would you?
Wheels with pitting or flaws I can't sand away. Or steel wheels. That's all I primer
I always enjoy watching your videos. Did you spray the powder at 40 KV? Greetings from Serbia
40-45 I believe. And thanks!
#lmdb. Love it. Great video.
Good one Sir! Always learned something new from your vids. Much respect from a noob here all the way from Brunei. One question- i dont have access to proper sandblasting equipment, will it still be ok if i strip and sand down wheels before powder?
I don't recommend that. But I say work with what you have until you can upgrade. Glad my videos help! Let me know if there is anything else I can do for ya!
Hey man, love the videos. Do you mount and balance the wheels in your shop ? I have a small coating Buisness and was thinking about get a changer and balancer. Just not sure if it’s worth the investment/ aggravation. I do about 2-3 sets of wheels a week.
Certainly worth it to have your own tire stuff in house. Just make sure you get equipment that allows you to be careful with expensive wheels or freshly redone wheels. A lot of the Chinese machines have steel heads with no cover and thats a risk when dealing with various low profile or stiff sidewall tires
Love your video's. When you mention don't coat over someone job what do you do with chrome parts. Ive seen a couple of coater hetch the parts lightly in the sandblaster and coat over that. Is that ok ? Or you need to have it unchrome thanks
I strip the chrome. On brand new chrome you can aggressively sand blast it to etch the surface enough. But isn't ideal
Can you make a Video about Candy powder coating with chrome powder as basecoat?
Got one in the works right now!
After the chemical strip do you then outgas before the media blast?
i blast outgas and quickly blast again if need be
what is your go-to high gloss black?I haven't ventured off prismatic brands yet.
Just out of curiosity, have you ever used an Eastwood powder coater? Every company I've received a quote for powder coating a set of wheels out here in Colorado has been drastically more expensive then the company I used back in Wisconsin, to the point where buying the equipment myself would actually be more cost effective (I already have a nice air compressor, and the space).
I actively avoid Eastwood as a company. I don't think their new powder unit is anywhere near as good as they claim it is based on videos of actual users spraying with it. I'm not too far (Utah) feel free to bring em over here lol
@@UnknownCoatings i am in Sydney and to start as a hobby, i purchased an eastwood system. God i wish i didn't. But live and learn. By the way, Congrats on the subscriptions as i tend to binge watch several of your episodes at a time. fantastic stuff
Very helpful videos I'm looking to do this on the side I have a big car/bike fan base and wanna order the stuff from a good company to do this in my basement powder coating gun, sandblasting cabnit, oven, air compressor I'll build my own booth
Check episode 23. My equipment over view video
@@UnknownCoatings thank you appreciate it keep it the great content much love from connecticut
@@FEARLESS_MEMORIES glad to help. Let me know if you have any other questions
thanks for sharing your knowledge! do you happen to check for mil thickness after curing? we're always checking to improve consistency and was just curious to compare notes with you :D for ex I found gloss black needs to be between 6 and 10mil to be mirror smooth and NOT 2.5 to 3.5 like the spec sheet says. We use Tiger Drylac. Tried spraying cold like you but never seem to get smooth finish. Take care dude!
I almost never check it honestly. I suppose I can in some upcoming videos
At 10:17 I see that you bake the wheel with the threaded stud and nut still attached to the wheel through the air valve hole. Does this not bond the nut to the wheel and crack the finish when removed? And on other parts that are hung from a hook, is there not a witness mark where the hook is touching the part after bake out? Thanks
its mounted thru the valve stem hole so it doesnt leave a mark or cause any issues. there is always a chance to have a mark from the hook, ideally you want to hide them as much as possible.
I've got a 970 scatblaster trying to do a setup like how you have I've got the same blast nozzle
oh nice.
How does the wheel not shock you when you're actively spraying and touching it?
because its grounded properly
Do you do anything to the wheel between sandblasting and coating?? Do you just blow them clean or do you whipe them off??
With green diamond I legit just blow em off I have sprayed water on em to see if there is dust or anything after blasting and there isn't
When you taped the back off then sprayed, what did you end up putting over where you taped at? Or did you leave it sand blasted
Just leave it sand blasted
What sand blaster do you use???
SKat Cat 40
Hey, your videos are good tutorials man. I just have a few questions if you could... What PSI do you push to your gun, what PSI do you push from the gun and what KV are you set at? I ask because I have the Kool Koat 3.0 from Columbia... They're all basically the same insides.
6-8psi 45-60kv
What sandblaster do you use? love the vids by the way
Its a unit from Skat Black, check my equipment video for all info
Great video, do you have fan circulation in your oven? and do you always put parts into a hot oven or do you ramp and soak parts.
Depends on the project but it's rare for my oven to be off during the day. So everything pretty much goes into a hot oven. No recirc fan in my current oven but new one has one and once it's up I will be modifying my existing oven
Hello, I have a kk 3.0 and I have a good ground and still have sometime back ionizing doing Second coat or just shooting clear coat over a base I don’t know what I’m doing wrong, I turn Down kv and sometimes still
Typically the gun is too close or the ground is bad
Unknown Coatings thanks I will trying maybe gun is to close
Where did your find that wide tape ?
I buy all my tape on Amazon. How wide are you looking for?
Like that width in this video.. was it 4" maybe? I'm taping some motorcycle hubs now with 1/2" and it sucks 😁
@@aqwkrr Amazon. Just search "high temp tape Amber 4"
Thanks buddy 👍👍
How long does it take to cure when u spray it cold?
lots of variables. fully cured is typically 10 minutes after the part reaches 400 degrees.
What blasting gun/nozzle are you using?
It's identical to the harbor freight one that comes with the blasting pot. I can't remember the name of the one I use as it's just an off the shelf unit from my local supply place but it shares the same tips as the harbor freight one.
Hey man. What is the name of the chemical stripper you use?
Rim strip. Information is in the description
Hey bud what's the chem stripper called please I'm in the UK so not looking forward to ringing the us haha
Also what temp and how long do you outgas for please :)
Its called RIM STRIP, its Methelyne Chloride based so I assume you cant get it in the UK
50 degrees above cure cycle for 45 mins
I think it's the same stuff I bought before then did u have issues with BMW rims I it took top coat off but left a white primer
What brand powder gun are you using?
Hs02 from Columbia. More info about it in episode 23