powder coating

[dove]

my r is in need of some tlc,i have already got new (white)maier plastics and am going to do the frame yamaha r1 blue.has anyone tried powder coating with the diy kit you can buy?what did it turn out like?and does anyone know the yamaha colour name

[mineralgrey01gt]

yamaha's blue is Electric Blue I believe. Pappy can p/c if for you for a good price. He does awesome work

[dove]

only thing is i live in scotland

[Master LTR450]

if you use a diy kit how do you plan on curing the powder? do you have an oven that big?

[rustyATV]

You can get infa-red lamps for curing things too large for ovens. Getting total coverage might be a trick, though.

[peeping TOM]

leave it to the experts. you have a PM dove

[dove]

i was going to build an oven using the internal parts from a normal household electric oven,i have been reading up on it and the powder is attracted to the frame via electric current,when the powder builds up to a certain thickness it acts as an insulator so wouldnt get any thicker,i believe you just have to spray the powder close and it is attracted to it.i have a kit car that can do with the a arms etc powder coated to so would save quite a bit of cash in the long run.i just need to get the correct blue to match my duncan racing graphics(that will probably be the hardest part)