Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread Mitch Haley
LarryT wrote: > > The home Powder coat system needs approx 425F. While I;m limited to > small projects, I have a toaster oven which works for the home system. I > just don't have room for a full-sized oven - higher temps is not > necesssary - at least for my small jobs. I assume a large i

Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread LarryT
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Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread Mike Canfield
retty easy to come up with a couple hundred bucks worth of junk in a big hurry. Mike - Original Message - From: "Levi Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 10:25 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating A

Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread R A Bennell
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Redghost Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 11:27 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating I see a host of old stoves for free on CL and am sure you could shove one in the garage with a huge extension cord to your dryer plug in. Bound to be

Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread Redghost
I see a host of old stoves for free on CL and am sure you could shove one in the garage with a huge extension cord to your dryer plug in. Bound to be able to reach at least 500* for a few hours as needed. Also will not upset SWMBA by baking your own wheels and brownies out there. On May

Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread Levi Smith
AAAhhh, I kind of understood what you meant, but I was thinking you meant to defeat it so that you could take the oven to temps above what the cleaning cycle was meant for... This makes more sense... (: Levi On 5/25/07, Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "Levi Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread Allan Streib
"Levi Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Then the next thing would probably be to defeat the oven lock. > Otherwise I'm guessing that pizza would be good and crispy since > you'd have to put it in before it reached that temp and couldn't > check it and you'd have to wait until the oven cooled do

Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread Levi Smith
old oven is actually worth a couple bucks at the scrapyard. I bet a toaster oven would work for really small parts and practicing. Mike - Original Message - From: "Levi Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 9:56 AM Subject

Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread Mike Canfield
small parts and practicing. Mike - Original Message - From: "Levi Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating Hmm... What temperature do you need it at? I've got an oven

Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread Levi Smith
Then the next thing would probably be to defeat the oven lock. Otherwise I'm guessing that pizza would be good and crispy since you'd have to put it in before it reached that temp and couldn't check it and you'd have to wait until the oven cooled down before it would let you open the door.. (:

Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread Allan Streib
"Levi Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hmm... What temperature do you need it at? I've got an oven > sitting in my barn that works other than the "normal" range of the > thermostat. i.e. it'll still hold like 700F for the clean cycle... > Probably not much use for most things. I think I'm

Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread Levi Smith
k it... Levi On 5/25/07, Mike Canfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Yeah, but "Mama" would be mighty peeved when her cookies came out tasting and smelling like your wheels. Mike - Original Message - From: "wilton strickland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> T

Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread Mike Canfield
Yeah, but "Mama" would be mighty peeved when her cookies came out tasting and smelling like your wheels. Mike - Original Message - From: "wilton strickland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 9:38 AM Subject: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoa

Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread Mike Canfield
Actually over 24"x 24" by a bit. Mike - Original Message - From: "Mitch Haley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 9:33 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating Mike Canfield wrote: I have an

[MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread wilton strickland
"--bake at 400 degrees." 'Sounds like a project for "Mama's" oven. Wilton

Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread Mitch Haley
Mike Canfield wrote: > > I have an electric oven already saved for the job.. At least 16" wide by 16" deep?

Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread Mike Canfield
I have an electric oven already saved for the job.. Mike - Original Message - From: "Peter T. Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 4:23 AM Subject: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating A coworker used a kit he obtained fron Eastwood to powder coat 4 ol

[MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread Peter T . Arnold
A coworker used a kit he obtained fron Eastwood to powder coat 4 old ratty aluminum wheels. They came out VERY nice. Remember you have to have ability to bake at about 400 degrees. -- Regards, Peter T. Arnold 2007 HHR, 2.4L/Auto, LT2, Fun to drive so far 1987 300SDL 280KMI Inherited by Gra