LittleBlue! 102 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I have recently been interested in powder coating. I bought a powder coating gun at harbor freight and with a 20% off coupon, I only spent like $75 with a 1 year warranty. I also ordered 1lb of wrinkle black powder for around $13. I'm interested in maybe doing some parts on my 2014 spark for practice. I think I will end up doing the brake calipers and probably my turbo. In the future I plan on doing my charge pipes but I'm curious if anyone has suggestions for items to powder coat on a spark. Right now my curing oven can only handle smaller parts (old pizza oven) but I'm going to build a decent sized oven in the near future. Link to post Share on other sites
LittleBlue! 102 Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 For $45 after tax I picked up this larger toaster oven on sale. You need to bake the item being coated typically for 10 to 20 minutes at 400 F. From what I have read, it depends on the powder used and the item being coated. I'm going to try powder coating my yeti mug and see how it goes. Next up will be my brake calipers Link to post Share on other sites
LittleBlue! 102 Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 This is my first attempt ever and first coat. I'm planning on doing another coat and looking into the brake calipers Link to post Share on other sites
LittleBlue! 102 Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 (edited) I decided I'm going to do my brake calipers in a blue to match my interior and door jams. It will add a little color to the exterior and hopefully will look good. I'll post pics once I get them coated/installed. Here is the blue that I plan to use https://www.prismaticpowders.com/shop/powder-coating-colors/PSB-10056/dark-process-blue Edited January 15, 2019 by LittleBlue! Link to post Share on other sites
LittleBlue! 102 Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 I ordered my blue (linked above) and did a test on a bottle opener. Here is the blue next to the blue on my interior. I think it's a close match. I'm for sure doing my brake calipers in this color, probably the turbo, maybe my intercooler and a few random items under the hood. Link to post Share on other sites
LittleBlue! 102 Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 (edited) I powder coated a clamp for my charge pipes as a test. I like the color. I'm going to coat a few pieces under the hood for fun and see how it turns out Edited January 27, 2019 by LittleBlue! Link to post Share on other sites
LittleBlue! 102 Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 (edited) The first piece under the hood to be powder coated blue is the bracket on the intake manifold. I coated the bolts in wrinkle black Edited January 27, 2019 by LittleBlue! Link to post Share on other sites
LittleBlue! 102 Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 Link to post Share on other sites
LittleBlue! 102 Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 Pipe from the turbo to the intercooler and clamps in wrinkle black Link to post Share on other sites
LittleBlue! 102 Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share Posted July 27, 2019 I powdercoated another piece of the intercooler piping wrinkle black. The ends and openings were covered with tape to keep powder out of the pipe. The unfinished sections will be covered by silicone couplers. Link to post Share on other sites
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