[TheForge] painting over powdercoating

Sat Jun 7 15:18:01 2003

I have had literally thousands of pieces powdercoated.
I always use a pro- the equipment is really expensive, and as I said before,
I would rather not have that kind of chemicals in the shop.
That said, I know a blacksmith, Jack Brubaker, www.jackbrubaker.com
 who built his own powdercoating setup, and it works fine for him. He bought
a spray gun, and built his own oven from a propane barbecue. He makes really
beautiful forged flower candlesticks, which are relatively small, so he
could build a pretty small oven.
I, on the other hand, have had pieces powdercoated that were so big they had
to be but in diagonally in a 20foot by 8 foot by 8 foot oven.

But yes, hand painting works really well over powdercoating. Lots of times I
make pieces out of 14 ga steel, and have them powdercoated black wrinkle,
which makes for a nice sort of ambiguous finish- it doesnt look all shiny
and smooth like wet paint.

Then I handpaint details with one shot. One shot is really great stuff- very
tough and longlasting, good colors, and you can buy half pint cans, so you
can afford lots of different colors. Signs painted with one shot hold up
outdoors, in the sun and weather, for years.
The lighter colors, such as white and yellow, definitely still have lead in
them. I try not to eat any of my artworks, and wash my hands before dinner.

on 6/7/03 11:07 AM, Catherine Jo Morgan at [email protected] wrote:

> Quote from Ries:
> "My one exception is that I do have a weakness for "one shot" sign
> painters
> enamel. I often paint it over pieces that I have first had powdercoated.
> [end quote]
> 
> That's interesting. I've wondered if painting over powdercoating would
> work. Have you had good results with the powdercoating for indoor work?
> i.e. have the finishers done a good job? (I know it's possible to do it
> yourself using the equipment from Eastwood, but it sounds as if you
> subcontracted the powdercoating.)
> 
> One-shot sign paints always used to contain lead, and warnings about
> that. Do they still?
> 
> Catherine Jo Morgan
> Morgan Sculpture
> Iron and mixed media vessels
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