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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
The powder coated finish is certainly the way to go. I did not do it because of the cost by a third party. How did you do it in your garage and what special equipment is required?  |
Hi Brian! My neighbor has the Eastwood kit as well as the Harbor Freight powder coating kit. Both are available for at or under $100, I think. The latter he actally prefers, and it's the cheaper of the two. We just had my rims blasted down to bare metal ("white metal" as they call it when referring to aluminum), then put a couple coats of powder on them. You bake for 20 minutes or so at around 400 degrees; the neighbor has an old stove and 220V wiring in his garage so as not to stink up the house when baking. That's it! I think hepaid $50 for the stove at a used appliance store.
I am going to buy myself a PC kit one of these days... but I'll need to save up for that 220 line to the garage! Hmmmm.... maybe I can run a line off the laundry room down to teh basement instead...
Chris