[TheForge] joining powder coated pieces

Sun Sep 22 08:45:01 2002

I dont sandblast  paint I sandblast the powdercoat, its only to get a matt
look because all the p/coats are very glossy.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Rackers" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: 22 September, 2002 11:34 AM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] joining powder coated pieces

> How does one sandblast paint and not have the sand embed itself in the
paint
> layer?
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Shannell Sugrue
> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 9:40 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] joining powder coated pieces
>
>
> Thats what Im doing with railings this week, use a good zinc undercoat and
> paint it to match. I just wire wheel off the powder.
>
> heres a tip,
> to get a matt powdercoat which is impossible using any powder available
here
> in Aussie, I get a double coating of black, its called matt but its very
> glossy, then I give that a very light sandblast and they come up looking
> nice and matt, means you can even paint the powder coat because the paint
> has something to key into, I often do a dry brush technique over the
black.
>
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