Hey guys, tell me what you think about this...I'm on the verge of buying it...



http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=42802

Looks pretty good, but don't you have to bake it 325-375°F @ 12-20 minutes?

The small oven costs $399.99 ..... :D

You will need some sand blasting equipment and a kiln also but you can use your home oven.

Looks pretty Good!!! :D If you get it let us know how it works!!

As with most paints or appliques, prep has as much or more to do with the quality of the job as anything else. I'd do a search and find out all I can about powder coating before I buy. By the time you send everythng off to the blasters etc, you may find you haven't saved anythng at all. Just my .02 cents worth.

I can see the wife now..................you want to do what???? :laugh :laugh

I can see the wife now..................you want to do what???? :laugh :laugh
"not in MY kitchen" :laugh

But then again you can always send her shopping first..................ahhhh hell there goes anything ya might have saved :frownthre

"not in MY kitchen" :laugh


:laugh :laugh :laugh In our House the Kitchen is MINE!!!!! :clap :clap

I just talked to a guy today that uses gas heat lamps and a laser temp gun to cure the powdercoat. Sounds possible....

Good Stuff :)

http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=745&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=459&iSubCat=460&iProductID=745

http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=7068&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=459&iSubCat=466&iProductID=7068

do NOT ever bake powder coated stuff in your kitchen oven. it will make it useless to ever cook food in again and your OL will be :yikes

do NOT ever bake powder coated stuff in your kitchen oven. it will make it useless to ever cook food in again and your OL will be :yikes

I have heard that too before ..

do NOT ever bake powder coated stuff in your kitchen oven. it will make it useless to ever cook food in again and your OL will be :yikes


Kinda make sense to me.. But if you had a self-cleaning oven wouldn't burn out the powder-coat stuff?? :D

Might be worth checking your local appliance repair place for a used stove, at least that way your fishsticks won't taste funny. :eek:

My buddy uses this harbor freight powder coat gun:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ct...temnumber=42802

We have powered several small pieces for the bikes. This gun works fine but we are still learning the tricks of the trade. He plans to powder a whole frame and is building a larger oven. We currently use an old house-hold electric wall oven.

The last trick we learned was to burn off the piece before coating. 'prep' is the key. sand blast, file, grind, sand the part just like you are going to paint it but remember there is no 'filler' coat so the surface needs to be smooth and clean. You apply the powder directly on to the bare metal. We sandblast everything before coating. You also need to burn off the impurities in the metal. When you put on the powder you put it in the oven at 425 until the powder melts 'flows' and then you lower the temp to 400 for 20 minutes. During this baking process, the heat drives impurities out of the metal and into the powder coat. The trick is to pre-bake the items for 20 minutes at 450 - that is slightly above the 425 for the flow. This way the impurities that would come out during the 400/425 powdercoat process already came out during the pre-bake of 450. Let the items cool and then apply the powder coat.

Another trick is that you can reclaim the unused powder coat. We set up a shower curtain 'booth' with a tub arrangement and the powder that was 'waisted' went into the tub and was saved for next time.


Here are the steps we follow:

1. make sure the item fits into the oven.
2. make hangers so the item can hang in the oven - use unpainted wire
3. place the items in the oven so you know how they hang and how many pieces can be done at a time.
4. figure out how to plug holes - place bolts in threads to keep powder off of the threads.
5. sandblast removing paint, ... from item
6. weld, grind, sand,....
7. bake at 450 for 20 minutes
8. let cool
9. inspect, sandblast
10. install bolts,..., to cover any threads
11. apply powder coat - remember - once coated you can not touch the piece - you can only touch the wire hangers. You want to powder coat the entire item.
12. pre-heat oven to 425
13. place item in oven - items must hang - item can not lay on anything
14. after item has 'flowed' lower to 400
15. bake at 400 for 20 minutes.
16. remove and let cool
17. inspect

One other item, if you want, you can apply multiple coats of powder coat but with each additional application, the electrical charge diminishes. You can sand between coats as well.

These steps work for us but you need to determine if they work for you - remember to read the instructions that come with the gun and the powder coat material.

As you can see, the steps are not that hard if you have the proper equipment - they are just time consuming.

around our neighborhood, there is almost always an old oven sitting on the curb. you never know if they are just remodeling and getting rid of an 'old' but working oven or if they are getting rid of a broken oven. keep you fingures crossed it's the first - the price is right..

around our neighborhood, there is almost always an old oven sitting on the curb. you never know if they are just remodeling and getting rid of an 'old' but working oven or if they are getting rid of a broken oven. keep you fingures crossed it's the first - the price is right..

Even if the oven is not working you can buy a new element or thermostat for cheap. I've seen my Dad work his magic to keep Mom's oven cooking for an extra few years...much to her dismay. After all, she was looking for any excuse to upgrade to stainless steel and he was looking for any excuse not to spend the $. Yeah, I know where I get my frugelness from.