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The amount of heat required to cure powder coating would also likely damage
the solder joints on the radiator.
John
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Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 8:24
PM
Subject: IML: Powder coating
Paul,
Powder coating is very similar to painting, but
instead of having the
pigment suspended in a liquid solvent, the pigment is
in a powder form. The
part to be coated is charged with an electrode,
and the spray gun is charged
with the opposite polarity so the powder will
be drawn to the item to be
coated.
After coating, the part will have
to be either baked n an oven or baked
under UV lamps to melt the
powder. During the baking process, the finish
levels out to give that
smooth surface. It is a very strong and durable
finish.
Eastwood's sells a do-it-yourself kit, and there are some others
out there
as well. I believe the coating was originally developed
for
industrial use.
You cannot powder coat a radiator. The
coating will be much too thick,
inhibiting airflow. Stick with
radiator paint. I believe it is just a
really thin
lacquer.
Rob McCall
'67 LeBaron
-----Original
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On Behalf Of RandalPark@xxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday,
October 27, 2004 10:54 PM
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:
Re: IML: IML Paint the Radiator, '58 Southampton
Can someone on the
list fill us in on a process called "Powder Coating"? A
car that I recently
bought came with a few parts that the previous owner had
this done to. They
came out as a perfectly smooth soft gloss black which I
think is very
attractive. I am not familiar with this
process.
Paul
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