Enclosure Painting

[mdemos]

Hi. I have a computer enclosure that has a top and a bottom. Currently when this is powder coated, each part is coated separately. Because I need to have metal-to-metal contact between the two parts when they are assembled, masking is necessary where the two parts are met.

Is there a way that the parts could actually be powder coated while they are assembled? This would eliminate the need for masking?

Thanks,
Mike.

[LeeParsons]

Do you have sufficient access to get the gun into the enslosure it whould work.

[mdemos]

Paint sticking?

Lee: Wouldn't I have problems with the two parts sticking together? I am using an epoxy powder coat.

My issue is that I have had one supplier that gave me a sample and said he had no problem doing this. My other supplier had problems with the parts sticking together.

Thanks,
Mike.

[customandsound]

Epoxy ... Just take them part and shoot and cure .. i Powder coat then when i am cured i take a belt sander to the end to remove the powder... even when i polish the letters i sand it off with the belt sander...

You can shoot them in a whole and it will work when taking apart score the joints with a blade to give you a clean break

[LeeParsons]

What Chuck said, use a razor knife to score along the break line of the two parts.

[customandsound]

thank you lee

[PowderVisions]

Re: Enclosure Painting

You need the areas free of powder for ground. I have painted thousands of these boxes and I never had any luck painting them together. The problem is that it is very difficult to get powder onto the edging without parts sticking and/or looking terrible. We always take boxes and cut them as a mask on each part and pull them out prior to cure. We still use steel mask as well.