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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 01:47 PM
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Has anyone tried this? I'm thinking about buying one and giving it a shot (no pun intended ) but would like to know first if anyone has tried it.

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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 02:00 PM
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Hmmm... most interesting. Except you'd need another oven.

Do you have to use the Craftsman "paint" or can you source it from somewhere else? If it's proprietary to Craftsman only, they don't really have a great color selection. It might be cool to play around with and possibly start coating parts for a fee
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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 03:03 PM
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Good for small parts only.
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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 04:01 PM
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Eastwood makes a good gun and its only $100 or you can get the better gun and a IR drying light for $450
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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 04:53 PM
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Hot new flash: Sears owns Eastwood.
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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Emil St-Hilaire,Nov 17 2005, 08:03 PM
Good for small parts only.
Why do you say that? I'm thinking I could use to powder coat anything that would fit into my oven. No?
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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 05:38 PM
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Seems like a cool idea. Let us know how you make out if you try it.
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Old Nov 18, 2005 | 04:34 AM
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Originally Posted by MyBad,Nov 17 2005, 10:07 PM
Why do you say that? I'm thinking I could use to powder coat anything that would fit into my oven. No?
That's what I'm thinking. And I'm thinking about getting one

I've got 4 14x7 1986 BMW wheels and 4 15x7 Kosei wheels on the way and they all need to be black (they're all for my 1986 E30 track car ). I was going to use Caliper paint, but this is looking like a nice alternative and great winter project
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Old Nov 18, 2005 | 05:13 AM
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Nice Info MyBad......


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Old Nov 18, 2005 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by MyBad,Nov 17 2005, 10:07 PM
Why do you say that? I'm thinking I could use to powder coat anything that would fit into my oven. No?
Regular kitchen ovens bring the element to a very high temperature in order to maintain a lower temperature in the oven. For baking powdercoat, you'd really want an oven that heats in a more gentle/even fashion. Generally, you only get that effect in a kitchen oven with small parts in the middle of the oven.
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