RE: Powder coating thoughts

2001-01-03 Thread Brademan Royce A NSSC
PM To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam Subject: Powder coating thoughts I am not a powder coat expert. My friend Rob Adams has powder coated many bicycle parts. Rob says powder coating is much tougher than paint. It is also thicker. I would expect some problems if any detail parts exist and I

Re: Powder coating thoughts

2001-01-03 Thread SALTYCRABB
In a message dated 01/03/01 8:40:15 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Powder coating will not take the heat a steamer produces. The coating is basically melted plastic paint that is susceptible to being re-melted by the heat produced during steaming. A different point of

Re: Powder coating thoughts

2001-01-03 Thread WaltSwartz
That doesn't sounbd like powder coating, more like an epoxy of some sort that needs high temp to kick it. Powder coating relies on electrostatic adherence then high heat to melt the struff till it flows and coalesces. I looked in to getting a systyem for the shop some years ago, but it was too