One thing I have found with cast aluminum especially if it’s engine parts, I like to pre-bake them to burn grease and oils out. I’ll put them in the oven a little above the powder cure temp so that doesn’t happen and ruin the powder.
@@DirtySideGetsDown I had my best luck pre-baking atleast 50F over the bake temp for minimum 30 mins, powder coat thin and back in the oven quickly, bake, then second light coat and back in the oven quick. I still get pinholes, but significantly less than other processes I've tried.
Lol, things are going to improve as I get things sorted out in the shop better. Been tons of work to the shop going on lately to be more efficient and work smoother. I try to treat the shop as a business and wasted time is like wasted money.
I'm just getting into powder coating. I started with cheap cast aluminum from an old boat resto project. It has been quite a learning curve.
One thing I have found with cast aluminum especially if it’s engine parts, I like to pre-bake them to burn grease and oils out. I’ll put them in the oven a little above the powder cure temp so that doesn’t happen and ruin the powder.
@@DirtySideGetsDown I had my best luck pre-baking atleast 50F over the bake temp for minimum 30 mins, powder coat thin and back in the oven quickly, bake, then second light coat and back in the oven quick. I still get pinholes, but significantly less than other processes I've tried.
Your powder coat setup is almost as jenky as mine
Lol, things are going to improve as I get things sorted out in the shop better. Been tons of work to the shop going on lately to be more efficient and work smoother. I try to treat the shop as a business and wasted time is like wasted money.
@@DirtySideGetsDown I'm kinda in the same boat...reorganizing my storage choices in the garage to make things more efficient..and less distracting