My friends and I are about to start up a powdercoating business and were seeing how much of an interest it was to people. I know that I will be doing my valve cover, Ingall's "stiffy" engine damper brackets, etc etc. Colors would be anything you wanted, cost would have to be worked out when we go into business. We do now have access to facilities that will enable us to do any sized rim as well... let me know if you are interested, what you are interested in getting powdercoated, and maybe what price range you are looking for. Lemme know what you think!

 

<--- Interested.
Stiffy brackets, valve cover, maybe my stock wheels.
I'd pay ~$50 a wheel and say, $75 for the valve cover and ETD brakets.

BTW, you probably should've put this in PPC.

 

Thats great! Thanks for your input/interest... just one question, what is the PPC?

 

PPC = Private Party Classifieds

 

bump, theres got to be more out there!

 

stiffy brackets are easy. i did those in my toaster oven.

 

you know that when you bake an item like that you aren't supposed to use the oven again for food right? Or in your case toaster oven. Also did you and it or just set it in there? Are there marks from where you set it down on? Our goal is the best quality possible, so the less visible marks there are of where we hung it, the better the finished product and the happier the customer is. Some people don't have the equipment to powdercoat, you have to have the proper gun and have to know how to charge the object you are painting so that the paint is attracted and bonded so to speak with the metal. I could go on and on, not saying the way you did it is bad, just stating that there are better ways to do it. Anyone else??

 

bump it up!

 

i don't remember saying i didn't hang the items...

yeah i have a gun, and the toaster oven is only used for coating small parts, i don't need to do rims for a hobby. you can lay any item flat if the underside won't be seen, and i can hang items from the rack when need be.
charging isn't so hard..clip the item and you are good to go. and charging will simply help you keep the waste down.

charging is not nearly as important as sanding/cleaning/prepping the object thoroughly.

also, you can (though I wouldn't) use an oven for food, if cleaned or if prepped properly. The problem is the mrs. won't like the smell, so my baking is done in the garage.

 

remember, you can not PC plastic parts, only alloys.

 

I never said you didn't hang it... the hole point of hanging an item in the oven is to hang the item where the marks would be the least visible. Yes you can set it down if that side isn't going to be seen but at the same time I would like the most of my object covered to protect it from the rest of the elements it could be exposed to. I also never said that you didn't have the proper equipment, I was just stating that from the information you gave i.e. just using a toaster oven didn't sound quite right. Charging the item attracts the paint so yes it would keep the waist down but also powdercoating is much more durable than just painting an object.

Our prepping will mostly consist of sand-blasting, which is much easier than sanding an object and if it is needed we can go over any missed areas.

I never said you couldn't eat out of there, but I know I wouldn't. Yes it smells but have you ever thought if the fumes could get into your food? I suppose after a very thorough cleaning that may not happen but that still isn't something I want to do

timfiredog: yes I know you cannot powdercoat plastic parts, although it would be interesting to see what the end result would be after you baked it :D (plus you wouldn't be able to charge the piece either)

Now back on topic, is anyone else interested in this? I know I don't have many details up yet but any feedback is great, so whether it is for your scion or not, let us know what you have in mind!

 

i might be intersted, price pending

 

what are you interested in getting done and what price do you expect a price... we want to have one of the lowest if not the lowest available price on the market and yet still have great quality. This weekend or next I should be doing my valve cover Black or black sand pearl (not the plastic one ) and I will get pictures posted of it to show off the quality.

Everyone just shout out what you would like to be done and a price that seems reasonable to you and we will go from there.

 

im not quite sure yet, ill use my imagination though

 

if its metal then throw it at us, I am sure we could do something with it...

 

We will be doing a set of wheels this weekend and I will post pictures of the finished product.

 

im thinking about my lightweight pulley powdercoated black so it looks stock