Perils of Powder Coating Parts.

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Hi Everyone,
As many of you know I have been powdercoating parts for the community
for several months now. I want to address a few issues with the parts I have been
receiving. I have been receiving parts that have been quoted as being perfect metal wise that have a multitude of issues. And some serious flaws that will not be covered after the parts have been powedercoated, such as dents, surface rust and other miscellaneous damage.
I hate shipping some of these parts out. I think these examples look horrible, but there is nothing I can do to fix it, other than coat a nicer part.
Please think long and hard if the piece is nice enough for powder.

I can do painting and other repairs but that's another story. Please discuss with me prior to sending parts about metal work and paint instead.

Thanks,
Gabe

I wanted to show everyone a few examples of what the metal will look like after powdercoating with prior damage. Let's take this piece to start with. This person told me the surface rust was no big deal on this cp and marquee trim for Pac-Man and to sandblast and coat the part nothing more.
The sandblasting removed all the rust, however the powdercoat bonded to the pits left by the rust.
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Example number 2, a person sends me this Galaxian CP and tells me he is a world class painter and has attempted to repaint the panel himself.
It looks like a die grinder was used to remove the overlay and I am stuck with 40 grit grinder marks. Even after the sanding blasting. Once again the powdercoat has bonded into the damage.
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Example Number 3, Dents and other damage. If you want semigloss black colors, please be sure to send parts with no damage.
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With major damage areas I would suggest that people do a fill with JB weld before sending the items off.
 
JBWeld outgasses in the oven.
Not a good idea as it'll leave pit holes or uneven paint texture.

The best thing to do is remove the rust and sand to mirror shine.
 
If ANY of your friends or family are sticking their faces to within an inch or two of your gas-pedal, control panel, or any of the metal parts you had coated, you have bigger problems than a few pits.

:D

5 foot rule my friend... 5 foot rule. If it looks good from 5 foot... you're golden!
 
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