Description

One thing that you’ll get to do a lot during a nut and bolt restoration is paint parts. Traditionally, we clean, wire brush, or sandblast the parts, followed by primer, and final color paint application. Powder Coating is an interesting alternative to painting that is now available to the amateur. So what exactly is powder coating? Basically, it’s a process whereby paint, in powder form, is applied electrostatically to a part which is then baked to cure the finish. The advantages over conventional paint systems are numerous. The most common attribute talked about is the toughness of the finish itself. It’s extremely chip resistant, and also highly tolerant of heat. Another nice characteristic is cleanup. Basically, you just sweep up what as fallen to the ground. Finally, it can be very economical because there is so little paint lost during applications.

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