I am trying to see if I can get away with prepping the part without sandblasting. I have always polished, and for some reason I thought you could PC over a polished surface, and would make it come out nice. From what I have read so far, you have to bead blast the part for the powder to adhere. that worries me because I also read that powder coating will show imperfections. What is the minimum you need to do to the part for the powder to adhere, like can you just sand it or stick it in a tumbler with sand or another media?
Not that I don't want to sand blast, but I am doing really small parts, all aluminum parts off a motorcycle no longer then 10" x 4" x 1", and plus I was hoping with it polished first, it would look better then putting a base chrome.
One last thing before I can make my purchase. I can't find the information I need that tells me what types of powders I need for what jobs. Can anyone recommend a spot for that. I want to do the pretty bright colors on the aluminum, but also some dull ones on parts that are NOT connected to the engine. And I want to PC parts that are connected to the engine. So can I use the same powder for both? The word weatherable wasn't defined good enough I guess.
thanks for the help, and Ill call my order in when I figure out what I need.
Kenny
Not that I don't want to sand blast, but I am doing really small parts, all aluminum parts off a motorcycle no longer then 10" x 4" x 1", and plus I was hoping with it polished first, it would look better then putting a base chrome.
One last thing before I can make my purchase. I can't find the information I need that tells me what types of powders I need for what jobs. Can anyone recommend a spot for that. I want to do the pretty bright colors on the aluminum, but also some dull ones on parts that are NOT connected to the engine. And I want to PC parts that are connected to the engine. So can I use the same powder for both? The word weatherable wasn't defined good enough I guess.
thanks for the help, and Ill call my order in when I figure out what I need.
Kenny
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